On Jan 13, 2008, at 3:46 PM, Malcolm Greene wrote:
> Can any of you python users comment on the claim that python has all
> "batteries included"?
>
> Do most python implementations ship with a common set of 3rd party
> libraries or must each python implementation being manually built
> library-by-library?
For a list of what is included in every Python installation, see:
http://docs.python.org/modindex.html
> How portable are python's libraries across other OS's?
That listing will indicate which libraries are OS-specific.
> Are there common (os portable) python libraries for the following?
> - http
> - ftp
> - smtp
> - pop3
> - imap
> - zip
> - hashes (crc, md5, sha)
> - encryption
> - spellcheck
All but the spelling checker are available. There are several
solutions for integrating other tools for checking spelling, but
that's not a standard module.
> How portable across OS's are python gui wrappers?
Depends on the GUI toolkit. wxPython is the best in this regard, as
it uses the native drawing tools available on each platform, rather
than try to do the drawing itself. So controls don't just *look*
native, they *are* native.
> Are there 3rd party commercial python libraries or are most python
> libraries open source?
There are some that are commercially-licensed (i.e., they cost $$),
but even these are open-sourced. Remember, you can be open source and
still charge for your code.
-- Ed Leafe
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