Anthony Irwin a écrit : > Hi All, > > I am currently trying to decide between using python or java and have a > few quick questions about python that you may be able to help with. > > #1 Does python have something like javas .jar packages. A jar file > contains all the program files and you can execute the program with java > -jar program.jar
Python eggs > I am sort of hoping python has something like this because I feel it > makes it easier to distribute between platforms e.g. linux, mac windows > etc. Note that while highly portable (and ported), Python is not as autistic as Java and doesn't try to pretend the underlying platform doesn't exists... > #2 What database do people recommend for using with python that is easy > to distribute across linux, mac, windows. If you're thinking of embedded databases, the answer is SQLite. Else, PostgreSQL and MySQL both run on Windows and mowt unices. > #3 Is there any equivalent to jfreechart and jfreereport > (http://www.jfree.org for details) in python. > > #4 If I write a program a test it with python-wxgtk2.6 under linux are > the program windows likely to look right under windows and mac? > > #5 someone said that they used to use python but stopped because the > language changed or made stuff depreciated s/depreciated/deprecated/ > (I can fully remember which) > and old code stopped working. This is very strange, and even looks like FUD. Python has gone very far into maintaining compatibility, and there's a lot of pretty old code still running on latest Python versions. > Is code written today likely to still work > in 5+ years or do they depreciate stuff and you have to update? I still use code written more than five years ago. > Anyway hopefully someone can help me out with these last few questions I > have. > > Also does anyone else have any useful comments about python vs java > without starting a flame war. Err... reading the last words, I think I'd better shut my mouth now. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
