Any python scripts to do parallel downloading?

[Jean-Paul Calderone]

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.
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>> Jean-Paul
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>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.
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>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.

Jean-Paul