python linux distro

[Steve Holden]

azrael wrote:
> Hy guys
> 
> last night i was lying in my bed and thinking about something. is
> there any linux distro that is primary oriented to python. you know
> what i mean. no need for php, java, or something like this. pure
> python and containig all the funky modules like scipy, numpy,
> boaconstructor (wx of course). something like the python enthought
> edition, but all this on a distro included. maybe psql but persistant
> predered, zope of course. everything a developer is ever going to
> need.
> So i stood up, sat down on my ugly acer notebook with a python stiker
> on it and made a huge list of cool modles i would prefer. I would like
> to make such a distro but i am not a linux pro. so this is going to
> stay just a idea. i thouht it should be realy user fredly like sabayon
> or ubuntu (without xgel). if this were a live distro it would be
> amazing.
> I know, dont expet someone else to do your work, but is there anyone
> who likes the idea and has the knowledge i dont have.
> I also know for quantian (cool distro), but for me, there is too much
> other crap and not enough python.
> 
> i even got the nam of it. maybee not the best but it fits the context.
> PyTux
> 
Well, Ubuntu is normally held to be a pretty Python-friendly distro. But 
nowadays you might get more mileage out of distributing a Xen or VMWare 
virtual machine that has Python and all necessary packages installed 
with it. There is a fine example, the Python Web Developer Appliance, at

   http://www.mcguru.net/pyweb.html

regards
  Steve
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