[code-quality] Pylint path issues

[Ian Stapleton Cordasco]

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Dan Stromberg <strombrg at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Windows improves somewhat in areas where it has a strong competitor.
>
> It lies fallow in areas where it has a majority of the marketshare.
>
> Windows is usable, but it's 3rd-rate software, after Linux and macOS.
>
> We should consider assisting Windows users on Windows, but there's nothing
> wrong with also reminding them that there are better alternatives available.
>

There's a difference between someone who comes to this list saying

"I'm trying to run Pylint from my editor and I've followed some
instructions for getting set up on Windows. Does anyone know why it
doesn't work?"

And someone saying

"Hey, I'm having trouble doing python development on Windows. Is
writing Python on Windows so awful I should switch to something else?"

What we have here is someone asking the first question and getting an
answer to the second question. In other words, you're telling the
person that in order for them to develop software in Python they must
use Linux (or a worst buy an inordinately expensive piece of aluminum
with substandard hardware to get a variant of Unix) and that's not
only wrong, it's downright exclusive.

Put yet another way, answer the question the person actually asks, if
you can. If you don't do windows development and you can't actually
offer help, maybe just don't reply.

> On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 6:07 AM, Ian Stapleton Cordasco
> <graffatcolmingov at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Windows is a fine developer environment and consistently getting better.
>> Let's not discourage people from learning to cure on the operating systems
>> they're already comfortable with. If you can't help them, don't try to make
>> them learn yet another thing as a barrier to learning Python
>>
>> Sent from my phone with my typo-happy thumbs. Please excuse my brevity
>>
>> On Sep 8, 2017 11:31, "Peter Bittner" <peter.bittner at gmx.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> If you can get hold of a computer running GNU/Linux, e.g. a machine
>>> running an Ubuntu desktop, that would be ideal.
>>>
>>> Windows is not ideal for developing software (well, that's my personal
>>> opinion). Especially the path issues you don't have on other systems.
>>> In my experience you have everything easily at hand with a GNU/Linux
>>> system. Ubuntu or Mint are lovely and very popular. Even a Mac is
>>> better suited, though that requires some hacking (installing a a
>>> package manager) to set more potential free. Try them, it will make
>>> your life so much easier.
>>>
>>> Peter
>>>
>>>
>>> 2017-09-08 18:19 GMT+02:00 Kyrian Okoroama <kyrian010 at yahoo.com>:
>>> > Hi
>>> >
>>> > No I do not have those.
>>> >
>>> > Should I install them or one?
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Kyrian Okoroama .C.
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > On ‎Friday‎, ‎September‎ ‎8‎, ‎2017‎ ‎05‎:‎50‎:‎31‎ ‎PM‎ ‎CEST, Peter
>>> > Bittner <peter.bittner at gmx.net> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > Do you have Bash (a GNU/Linux shell) on your Windows machine?
>>> >
>>> > If that's the case start the Bash terminal application and type
>>> > "python".
>>> > Python should already be installed and easily accessible there from any
>>> > directory.
>>> >
>>> > Peter
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 2017-09-08 16:09 GMT+02:00 Ian Stapleton Cordasco
>>> > <graffatcolmingov at gmail.com>:
>>> >> Your IDE does not seem to be able to find where you installed Python.
>>> >> This
>>> >> has nothing to do with pylint
>>> >>
>>> >> Sent from my phone with my typo-happy thumbs. Please excuse my brevity
>>> >>
>>> >> On Sep 8, 2017 09:06, "Kyrian Okoroama via code-quality"
>>> >> <code-quality at python.org> wrote:
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Hi there
>>> >>>
>>> >>> I am totally new to programming language. However I am running the
>>> >>> online
>>> >>> free course on Alison on Python programming language, which I have
>>> >>> installed
>>> >>> according to instructions on the video but I having issues Debugging
>>> >>> my
>>> >>> first Hello World script.
>>> >>> see attached files
>>> >>>
>>> >>> kindly help.
>>> >>>
>>> >>> Kyrian Okoroama .C.
>>> >>>
>>> >>>
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