On 2010-11-18, Martin Gregorie <mar...@address-in-sig.invalid> wrote: > On Thu, 18 Nov 2010 01:16:34 +0000, MRAB wrote: > >> I'd probably say that a "script" is a program which is normally not >> interactive: you just set it up, start it, and let it do its work (a >> "batch script", for example). It's also written in a language primarily >> designed for convenience rather than speed (Want to manipulate large >> chunks of text? Fine! :-)). >> > I use 'script' to refer to programs written in languages that don't have > a separate compile phase which must be run before the program can be > executed. IOW Python and Perl programs are scripts aloing with programs > written as awk, Javascript and bash scripts.
I use 'script' to refer to programs that are used to automate things that would otherwise be done by a person typing commands. IOW, what I write using Python aren't scripts. They're programs. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! All of life is a blur at of Republicans and meat! gmail.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list