Malcolm Greene wrote: > Can any of you python users comment on the claim that python has all > "batteries included"?
Most batteries are included. Some batteries need to be separately downloaded and installed. Usually it is as simple as opening up a command window and typing: easy_install <package_name> > Do most python implementations ship with a common set of 3rd party > libraries or must each python implementation being manually built > library-by-library? Python ships with its standard library, which is where most of the common "batteries" are. > How portable are python's libraries across other OS's? Very portable. I'd say 99% of them run on Windows, Mac, and Linux. Some are platform specific, such as the win32 stuff for accessing the Windows API. > Are there common (os portable) python libraries for the following? > - http yes > - ftp yes > - smtp yes > - pop3 yes > - imap yes > - zip yes > - hashes (crc, md5, sha) yes > - encryption > - spellcheck I don't know about these two, but I think so. > How portable across OS's are python gui wrappers? Very. Tkinter looks equally ugly on all platforms, but no changes to your code is required. Qt and wxPython look and run great on all platforms, with perhaps very minimal code changes necessary in edge cases. > Are there 3rd party commercial python libraries or are most python > libraries open source? There are commercial libraries, but most everything you could want is open source. Paul -- http://paulmcnett.com _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
