On Jul 12, 1:16 pm, John Nagle <na...@animats.com> wrote: > On 7/12/2010 7:19 AM, Grant Edwards wrote: > > > On 2010-07-09, Les Schaffer<schaf...@optonline.net> wrote: > > >> i have been asked to guarantee that a proposed Python application will > >> run continuously under MS Windows for two months time. And i am looking > > ^^^^^^^^^^ > > > IMO, that's going to be your main problem. > > If you're doing a real-time job, run a real-time OS. QNX, > a real-time variant of Linux, Windows CE, Windows Embedded, LynxOS, > etc. There's too much background junk going on in a consumer OS > today. > > Yesterday, I was running a CNC plasma cutter that's controlled > by Windows XP. This is a machine that moves around a plasma torch that > cuts thick steel plate. A "New Java update is available" window > popped up while I was working. Not good. > > John Nagle
I'm not sure I can like that example any better. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list