Python & Linux ?

[Peter Moscatt]

Hi Alex,
Thanks for that mate.... yea, it is starting to make some sense  :-)
Yes, to be truthful, VB is basically an Interpreter as it requires the 
VBRun.dll installed before you can exacute any app that one may have 
created.

That do you consider to be a good Python IDE that supports GUI as well ?

Had a look for Python and yes I do have it as well as IDLE.

I have just downloaded and installed ActiveStart's Komodo as I hear it's 
a pretty good tool but dosen't support GUI.

Thanks again.

Pete



Alex Martelli wrote:

>"Peter Moscatt" <pmoscatt at bigpond.net.au> wrote in message
>news:3B0A0C89.1070108 at bigpond.net.au...
>
>>I have just migrated from Win98 over to Linux.  My programming platform
>>under Win98 was VB.
>>Now in Linux, I have decided to program using the Python platform.
>>
>
>Good idea!  You could use Python just as well on Windows,
>of course, and easily develop programs that work on both
>platforms, if you want.
>
>>I have bought myself a get started book and from what I can gather -
>>Python is a Interpreter and not a Compiler, therefore only being able to
>>develop scripts instead of installable programs.
>>
>>Have I got it all wrong here ??
>>
>
>Not quite.  You CAN package up a Python-coded application
>into an "installable program", once you have finished with
>its development and testing, if you need to deploy it with
>ease to other boxes that might not have Python installed.
>
>See, e.g., http://www.mcmillan-inc.com/install1.html and
>links from there.  The Freeze tool that comes with the
>standard Python source distribution might actually be
>able to do all you need, for a Linux box, but McMillan's
>work is interesting to study in any case, and may open
>up different possibilities on various platforms.
>
>There is no need to worry about any of this until you DO
>have your applications developed and tested and ready for
>deployment to other boxes, of course.
>
>
>Alex
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