On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 6:35 PM, Frank Millman 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
> and executed the
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> On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Frank Millman wrote:
>> Which version are you talking about?
>>
>> I have an old, slow box running Windows Server 2003 and python 3.3.2.
>>
>> I have jus
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 4:51 PM, Frank Millman 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 'import decimal'.
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>
> 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+ second import t
On 01Mar2014 15:07, Ned Deily wrote:
> In article <4e741358-ce12-40ac-97b8-3bbbf2d6d...@googlegroups.com>,
> "Mark H. Harris" wrote:
> > [...]
> > If you want to use terminals on OSX you'll want to install Quartz and run
> > the terminal on the emulated X environment. It works better for pyt
In article <4e741358-ce12-40ac-97b8-3bbbf2d6d...@googlegroups.com>,
"Mark H. Harris" 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. DO NOT use th
On Sun, Mar 2, 2014 at 9:32 AM, Mark H. Harris 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, really.
> My hat
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
On 2014-02-24, Chris Angelico 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 overlooked. If you'r
In article <2465a8c7-ce0e-4606-ad3b-9135c96e3...@googlegroups.com>,
twiz 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
On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 5:25 AM, Jean-Michel Pichavant
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 find, actually, is
- 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
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
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. S
On Feb 23, 2014, at 3:43 AM, twiz 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 soon be tra
On 2014-02-23, 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. Specifica
In article
,
Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:17 PM, twiz 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 i
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.
I've been working with
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 9:17 PM, twiz 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 note:
http://www.p
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 proble
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
On Sun, Feb 23, 2014 at 7:43 PM, 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.
>
> I've been developing with python recreationally for a while on Ubuntu but
> will soon be transitioning
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