Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-04 Thread Chris Mellon
On 4/4/07, Michael Foord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Trent Nelson wrote: > >> Where CPython beats IronPython is cross-platform capabilities. > >> > > > > IronPython can use standard CPython modules though, right? I've dropped > > my ipy.exe in C:\Python25 and it doesn't seem to have a problem wit

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-04 Thread Michael Foord
James Matthews wrote: > I am looking into IronPython however first i am going to learn .NET to > see what it has to offer IronPython is a *great* way to learn .NET. Particularly via the interactive interpreter. Instantiating and configuring classes is a lot simpler without all the C# boilerplat

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-04 Thread Michael Foord
Trent Nelson wrote: >> Where CPython beats IronPython is cross-platform capabilities. >> > > IronPython can use standard CPython modules though, right? I've dropped > my ipy.exe in C:\Python25 and it doesn't seem to have a problem with > things like os.path, which isn't available in IP (unles

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-04 Thread Kevin Horn
Michael Foord gave an excellent talk at PyCon about developing using IronPython and Windows Forms, which might be of interest. The presentation is here: http://www.voidspace.org.uk/ironpython/presentation.html Kevin Horn On 4/4/07, Trent Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Where CPython beats

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-04 Thread Trent Nelson
> Where CPython beats IronPython is cross-platform capabilities. IronPython can use standard CPython modules though, right? I've dropped my ipy.exe in C:\Python25 and it doesn't seem to have a problem with things like os.path, which isn't available in IP (unless I'm doing something brain dead).

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread James Matthews
I am looking into IronPython however first i am going to learn .NET to see what it has to offer On 4/2/07, Tim Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: James Matthews wrote: > Thank you Bob but does python's windows extensions really have the > power of the .NET classes It depends on what you need t

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Michael Foord
James Matthews wrote: > I am not asking for a very detailed comparison that i know no one will > give i am just wondering for windows development which language would > be better? What i mean is GUI apps, interfacing with excel,word and > outlook etc.. > You can have the best of both worlds wit

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Tim Roberts
James Matthews wrote: > Thank you Bob but does python's windows extensions really have the > power of the .NET classes It depends on what you need to do. The .NET class library is, of course, far more extensive than the Python standard library even with the Win32 extensions, but for most tasks, y

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Christian Menge
At the Python site: http://wiki.python.org/moin/IronPython On 4/2/07, Bob Gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: James Matthews wrote: > I am not asking for a very detailed comparison that i know no one will > give i am just wondering for windows development which language would > be better? What

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Mark C. Brighton
riginal Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Gailer Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 12:58 PM To: James Matthews Cc: python-win32 Subject: Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python James Matthews wrote: > Thank you Bob but does python's windows extensions really have t

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Bob Gailer
James Matthews wrote: > Thank you Bob but does python's windows extensions really have the > power of the .NET classes Sorry, I know nothing about .NET. Perhaps some other list lurker can speak to that. Or could you provide an example of a .NET class and its usage in C#? -- Bob Gailer 510-978-

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread James Matthews
Thank you Bob but does python's windows extensions really have the power of the .NET classes On 4/2/07, Bob Gailer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: James Matthews wrote: > I am not asking for a very detailed comparison that i know no one will > give i am just wondering for windows development which l

Re: [python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread Bob Gailer
James Matthews wrote: > I am not asking for a very detailed comparison that i know no one will > give i am just wondering for windows development which language would > be better? What i mean is GUI apps, interfacing with excel,word and > outlook etc.. Well, for one, Python requires a lot less c

[python-win32] C# Vs Python

2007-04-02 Thread James Matthews
I am not asking for a very detailed comparison that i know no one will give i am just wondering for windows development which language would be better? What i mean is GUI apps, interfacing with excel,word and outlook etc.. Thanks James -- http://www.goldwatches.com/watches.asp?Brand=39 http://ww