Dreaded Newbie Question

[Tim Peters]

[Dani Epstein]
> ...
> What I have found in the docs at hand (oh dear) is that there is a
> definite unix bias to them, which I suppose is understandable, but makes
> life terribly complicated for us Windoze fellows (and fellowettes of
> course).
>
> I presume this has changed in the latest docs.

It's a little less Unix-centric now, but that does go deep.  Python was
first written on a Mac!  Which is why Unix shows through everywhere <wink>.

It's not really Unix at work here so much as C:  The std C library + POSIX
define the only vaguely portable "system level" API there is.  Only MS
implements the Win32 API, and only Apple the Mac API.  So you go with
C/POSIX and look like Unix, mimic someone else's and get sued, or invent
your own API and scare *everyone* away <0.7 wink>.

> Thanks to all for your replies. This adventure looks like its going to
> mean good company as well as fun!

I found both to be true.  Let us know when you get stuck.

c.l.py-is-open-24-hours-a-day-ly y'rs  - tim