On 12/15/2010 8:51 AM, Benedict Verheyen wrote: > On 15/12/2010 14:37, Tim Golden wrote: > >> Well I'm not sure how far something like WINE would take you, >> but I suggest that trying to develop Windows-specific code in >> a Linux Dev environment is creating a rod for your own back. >> >> For the specific case you mention, you should be able to switch, >> lock, stock & barrel to python-ldap or other LDAP modules. But >> that means a fairly major rewrite, plus that's only one issue. >> None of the Windows-specific stuff will work: registry, win32api >> calls, whatever you're pulling out of the pywin32 packages. >> >> TJG > > Hi, > > thanks for your answer. > For the moment, i only need to connect to AD to authenticate. > But you raise a good point that if I need more functionality, I will > encounter problems. > Benedict:
Have you considered running a virtual Windows machine to handle the specific issues that really require a Windows environment? If the loading isn't at brutal levels VirtualBox is a very adequate solution, and of course Python user VMWare has a full range of industrial-grade solutions for virtualization. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon 2011 Atlanta March 9-17 http://us.pycon.org/ See Python Video! http://python.mirocommunity.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list