large-scale app development in python?

[John J. Lee]

Paul Rubin <http://phr.cx@NOSPAM.invalid> writes:

> "John Roth" <newsgroups at jhrothjr.com> writes:
> > There are quite a few large programs in Python. Zope comes to mind
> > immediately.
> 
> I think by the standards of "large programs", Zope would be considered
> medium sized.

I've never checked: how many LOC is Zope?

Of course, one has to remember that lower LOC (by a multiple of 5 or
so, according to some experienced C++, Java and Python developers
here) is one of the very reasons that people choose Python in the
first place, so some sort of correction has to be applied, or a more
sophisticated metric used.


John