Re: Deploying embedded Python

2007-12-17 Thread Andreas Raab
Graham Dumpleton wrote: >> 2) How to isolate the embedded interpreter from environmental effects. I >> have found that on occasion, the interpreter would pick up "stray" >> installations which can cause weird problems. Which environmental >> settings affect the startup of an embedded Python interpr

Deploying embedded Python

2007-12-17 Thread Andreas Raab
Hi - I'm currently looking into a few deployment issues with our embedded Python interpreter and I'm looking for any information about deploying embedded Python that people may have. Specifically, I'm looking for the following information: 1) How to define a useful subset of the stdlib that ca

Re: [Edu-sig] minimum age to learn python (a.k.a graphical vs text languages)

2007-03-10 Thread Andreas Raab
kirby urner wrote: > I just talked to the computer teacher yesterday and he > was reporting some rumor that future versions of Alice will > center around the same Sims as in Sims, which my daughter > plays with *a lot* (we also bought Civ City Rome yesterday, > coincidentally, and she built Rome in