Any python scripts to do parallel downloading?

[Jean-Paul Calderone]

On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 17:19:07 -0800, "Carl J. Van Arsdall" <cvanarsdall at mvista.com> wrote:
>Jean-Paul Calderone wrote:
>> On Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:13:59 -0800, "Carl J. Van Arsdall" <cvanarsdall at mvista.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Jean-Paul Calderone wrote:
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>>>> You're right.  Learning new things is bad.  My mistake.
>>>>
>>>> Jean-Paul
>>>>
>>>>
>>> That isn't what I said at all.  You have to look at it from a
>>> cost/benefit relationship.  Its a waste of time/money to learn something
>>> complex to do something simple.  For the simple things, use a simple
>>> solution.  KISS.  When he has an application that would require
>>> something more complex, it would be at that point he should consider
>>> using it for a project.  Unless the OP has a desire to learn this
>>> technology, then more power to him.  I, however, do not believe that
>>> would be the best approach for a simple problem.
>>>
>>> Knowing the appropriate tool for the job is a trait of an good engineer.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> You are assuming that he already knows how to use threads, and so there
>> is no investment required for a threaded solution.  In my experience, it's
>> much safer to assume the opposite.  _Even_ (often _especially_ when a
>> threaded solution is explicitly requested.
>>
>I have a bit more confidence in python threads, but that takes us back
>to the age old debate on this list.  So we agree to disagree.
>

You misunderstand.  I wasn't expressing a lack of confidence in Python
threads, but in the facility with which they can be used by programmers.

Jean-Paul