(gulp) newbie question - portablity of python

[Francis Glassborow]

In article <lnFT4.66185$WF.3671458 at bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
Keygrass <nospam at sorry.com> writes
>Oh, I see now.  I have to install Python.   I certainly don't mind
>installing Python on my home computer; no problem there.  But I don't have
>access to install Python at the unix workstation at my job.  :-(  They use
>unix on the Sun systems, I believe.
>
>I could ask a network adminstator if he or I could install Python.  But ...
>I don't think it will receive a warm welcome since many files (I strongly
>believe they are text based, but I am not 100% sure) are highly sensitive.
>I figured they don't want any unnecessary program lurking on the hard
>drives, regardless of the benevolence Python could do for us.  Well, I
>suppose I will eventually have to ask.  But until then, I need to first back
>up my claim with a reliable Python program.

You mean they will allow you to bring in compiled programs when they
have sensitive files around? Wow, they must be crazy.

Now if they have Java installed you might consider JPython.


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