Steven Bethard wrote: > Is this mainly a request to use more open source tools? Because if > the concern is just cost, Python 2.6 and 3.0 compile with the free > Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Express editions.
I don't think it's only about cost, it's about not being reliant on tools that appear and disappear at the whim of Microsoft. Their "free" compilers only last until the next version, then they become unavailable. So it can still be a problem finding exactly the right version to match your Python installation, if you missed the window of opportunity to download it. -- Greg _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
