On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 14:42:42 +1100, Ben Finney <ben+pyt...@benfinney.id.au> wrote:
>Mario Figueiredo <mar...@gmail.com> writes: > >> On Tue, 17 Mar 2015 09:02:38 +1100, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> >Imagine you need a PostgreSQL database for your Python application - >> >which also means you need psycopg2, of course. How do you go about >> >writing installation instructions? >> > >> >* WINDOWS * >> >1) Install the latest Python 3 from >> >https://www.python.org/downloads/windows/ >> >2) Install the appropriate version of psycopg2 from >> >http://www.stickpeople.com/projects/python/win-psycopg/ >> >3) Install the latest PostgreSQL from >> >http://www.postgresql.org/download/windows/ >> >4) Install my program from blah blah blah >> > >> >> Are you saying this is a problem for any developer? > >Yes. They need to write installation instructions, and the more complex >those instructions are the fewer prospective users will bother. > The prospective users in this context are software developers. If software developers can't understand instructions and can't be bothered following linear procedures, they cannot write good code. -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
