Python, Be Bold!

Chris Angelico rosuav at gmail.com
Thu Jan 2 16:43:29 EST 2020


On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 8:17 AM Abdur-Rahmaan Janhangeer
<arj.python at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Fri, 3 Jan 2020, 01:05 Chris Angelico, <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> They are still FAR better than trying to create a single bloated
>> executable that contains everything and magically knows how and when
>> to update itself.
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> Proposing to freeze things. You distribute a version of the program. The single file (not using the word executable as it seemingly leads to confusions) is given with the assurance that the only thing you need is an interpreter for it to work.
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Wait, so as well as the single file, you ALSO need a Python
interpreter? Then what's the point? Why not just distribute a .py
file?

ChrisA


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