[Pythonmac-SIG] future of python/w

Ronald Oussoren ronaldoussoren at mac.com
Tue Apr 4 14:22:42 CEST 2006


On 4-apr-2006, at 14:19, Charles Hartman wrote:

> I remember this came up recently, but I don't know where it's coming
> out: Is it likely that the python/pythonw distinction will disappear?
>
> I ask because I have to write a getting-started sheet for some
> students taking up Python, on various platforms. I know that any time
> I can eliminate a branch, incomprehension diminishes by 36.8%, so
> getting rid of "If you're on a Mac, this line should end with
> 'pythonw' rather than 'python' …" would be nice.

If you use my universal build python and pythonw are the same binary.

Ronald
>
> Charles Hartman
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