Newbie question, Getting Started?

[OneDay at ATime.net]

Thanks for your reponse and your patience, AL


In article <ADfe5.2877$k54.55303 at news6-win.server.ntlworld.com>, 
"richard_chamberlain" <richard_chamberlain at ntlworld.com> wrote:
>Hi Al,
>
>>> For example, where do I write a simple MessageBox program
>
>This may not be as simple as you'd expect Python has a number of extensions
>which enable it to have a graphical user interface, one of these Tkinter
>you'll have installed already.
>
>Tkinter is a complicated subject so you'll need a book. But to satisfy your
>desire for a message box:
>
>from tkMessageBox import showinfo
>showinfo("Howdy!", "Welcome to Python")
>
>Don't run this through PythonWin or Idle, run it through windows explorer.
>
>>>Can I write Python 1.5.2 or Tcl executable programs that can be run on
>>> a PC that does not have python installed?
>
>Kind of. There is a thing called freeze.py which turns your python code into
>c code which you can compile if you have a c compiler. That probably doesn't
>fit your bill, so there is python module called installer which will convert
>it into a standalone file plus some extensions. Also ActiveState recently
>announced something that will do it as well.
>
>I don't think it's something you should worry about at the moment though.
>
>Good Luck
>
>Richard
>
>
>
><OneDay at ATime.net> wrote in message
>news:8lbtqg$2drj$1 at earth.superlink.net...
>> Hello all,
>>
>>         I've done some programming with MS Access and Excell Visual Basic,
>but
>> am new to Python. I've been reading the tutorial for several days now and
>am
>> having difficulty figuring out where to start. For example, where do I
>write a
>> simple MessageBox program?
>>
>>         Can I write Python 1.5.2 or Tcl executable programs that can be
>run on
>> a PC that does not have python installed?
>>
>>         Thanks for your time, Al
>>
>> (The only stupid question is the one not asked.)
>
>