My Python annoyances

[Nick Craig-Wood]

Thorsten Kampe <thorsten at thorstenkampe.de> wrote:
>  He was using /Windows/ Python in Cygwin *chuckle*... Windows Python 
>  says Ctrl-Z because it doesn't know that it's been run from bash where 
>  Ctrl-Z is for job control.
> 
>  And the lesson we learn from that: if you're using Windows Python use 
>  a Windows shell. If you're using a Cygwin shell use Cygwin Python - 
>  unless you know what you're doing (which he wasn't).

I've noticed in the past that using cygwin python under a cygwin shell
is broken in some subtle ways when building extensions.  Using the
windows python build in a windows command windows always works though
(with mingw as the compiler).

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Nick Craig-Wood <nick at craig-wood.com> -- http://www.craig-wood.com/nick