Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-02 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Frank Millman fr...@chagford.com wrote: I assume by 'warm cache' you mean that I had used the decimal module before and not switched the machine off before trying the above exercise. In my case, the machine was switched off before I started. I switched it on

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Roy Smith
In article 2465a8c7-ce0e-4606-ad3b-9135c96e3...@googlegroups.com, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. I've been developing with python

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2014-02-24, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: So pick any distro that strikes your fancy! Try it out! If it doesn't work out, pick a different one. Start with one that your friends use (if you have any), that way you can get immediate help. That last bit of advice shouldn't be

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Mark H. Harris
On Sunday, February 23, 2014 2:43:14 AM UTC-6, twiz wrote: I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. My personal preference for writing and testing python code is Gnu/Linux as a platform (free

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Mark H. Harris harrismh...@gmail.com wrote: Py3.3.4 and the latest Active TCL are stable on OSX 10.6 or higher. I have been very pleased with IDLE on both Gnu/Linux and OSX ( I refuse to use Windows ever again, ever) and my latest experience has been fabulous,

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Ned Deily
In article 4e741358-ce12-40ac-97b8-3bbbf2d6d...@googlegroups.com, Mark H. Harris harrismh...@gmail.com wrote: [...] The main problem you will see with OSX (if you're not careful) is that IDLE will be unstable. To be fair about it, its not IDLE's problem, per se. Its about tcl/tk tkinter.

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Cameron Simpson
On 01Mar2014 15:07, Ned Deily n...@acm.org wrote: In article 4e741358-ce12-40ac-97b8-3bbbf2d6d...@googlegroups.com, Mark H. Harris harrismh...@gmail.com wrote: [...] If you want to use terminals on OSX you'll want to install Quartz and run the terminal on the emulated X environment.

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Frank Millman
Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote in message news:CAPTjJmrBU9K0aoJyCUmif1FCExtbsuq27pGxiRvyNd=yvn-...@mail.gmail.com... The point of this thread isn't really about Windows, so I'll try to keep it brief, but there are a couple of things I should clarify. The first one is about the 4+

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Frank Millman fr...@chagford.com wrote: Which version are you talking about? I have an old, slow box running Windows Server 2003 and python 3.3.2. I have just booted it up now, called up a command prompt, typed 'python' to start the interpreter, and typed

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-03-01 Thread Frank Millman
Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote in message news:CAPTjJmrmJjiGMfqui=PpJco7LjtqVpUjj=xnmtybyqemxg3...@mail.gmail.com... On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Frank Millman fr...@chagford.com wrote: Which version are you talking about? I have an old, slow box running Windows Server 2003 and

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-24 Thread William Ray Wing
On Feb 23, 2014, at 3:43 AM, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-24 Thread Michael Torrie
On 02/23/2014 01:43 AM, twiz wrote: I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be transitioning to full-time python development. I have the option of using a Mac or Ubuntu environment and I'd like to hear any thoughts on the pros and cons of each.

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-24 Thread Michael Torrie
On 02/24/2014 10:34 AM, Michael Torrie wrote: I know a lot of Mac developers that love the Sublime text editor. And if you combine it with https://github.com/lunixbochs/actualvim, it's even better. Sublime is actually on all platforms, and lots of people like it. http://www.sublimetext.com/

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-24 Thread Jean-Michel Pichavant
- Original Message - Hello, I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be transitioning to

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-24 Thread Chris Angelico
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 5:25 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant jeanmic...@sequans.com wrote: If you go for Linux, know that ubuntu would not be the first choice, ubuntu prefers user experience over stability. Debian for instance is a distribution largely used in the industry. What you'll generally

Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread twiz
Hello, I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be transitioning to full-time python development. I have the

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 7:43 PM, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: I'm sure this is a common question but I can't seem to find a previous thread that addresses it. If one one exists, please point me to it. I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Andriy Kornatskyy
I used to do core python development using debian linux (gnome). All way long work just fine. However recently I have had a chance to try MacOS X 10.8 and later 10.9. I used macports.org to setup everything I found “missing”. Vim works fine regardless the platform… quite happy. Thanks. Andriy

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread twiz
Hi Chris, thanks for the reply. Yes, I agree. The main consideration is always the development experience. However, I do know that python has had some problems with other OSs (notoriously windows) and I want to avoid unnecessary compatibility issues. Can you elaborate on some of the

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Chris Angelico
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:17 PM, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: Can you elaborate on some of the problems running python on OSX (or point me to a relavant link)? You could poke around on the archives of this list and python-dev, but the best link I have handy is this, which has only a brief

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Günther Dietrich
twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be transitioning to full-time python development. I have the option of using a Mac or Ubuntu environment and I'd like to hear any thoughts on the pros and cons of each. I've

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Ned Deily
In article CAPTjJmpHGkJ=n+wwwkpatmbihbn38ywm+_6j7zf5+uva_dx...@mail.gmail.com, Chris Angelico ros...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:17 PM, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: Can you elaborate on some of the problems running python on OSX (or point me to a relavant link)? You

Re: Mac vs. Linux for Python Development

2014-02-23 Thread Dave Cook
On 2014-02-23, twiz twiza...@gmail.com wrote: I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but will soon be transitioning to full-time python development. I have the option of using a Mac or Ubuntu environment and I'd like to hear any thoughts on the pros and cons of