Chris Angelico wrote:
> Heavy computation might be unideal in Python, but if you can grunge it
> into NumPy operations, that won't be a problem.
May take a look to Pythran too, which generate C++ code from (limited subset
of) Python code, usable as a Python compiled module or as standalone C++.
On Wed, Feb 12, 2014 at 1:24 AM, Roy Smith wrote:
> Whether I mind shipping my source, or you mind shipping your source
> isn't really what matters here. What matters is that there *are*
> people/companies who don't want to expose their source. Perhaps for
> reasons we don't agree with. For tho
develop only using Python because of its code readability. This is not
> >> a healthy bias. To play my own devil's advocate, I have a question.
> >> What are the kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed
> >> using Python?
>
> [snip a bunch of g
s. To play my own devil's advocate, I have a question.
What are the kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed
using Python?
[snip a bunch of good examples]
Applications in which you do not want the casual reader to be able to
derive the meaning of the source code.
That'
's advocate, I have a question.
>> What are the kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed
>> using Python?
[snip a bunch of good examples]
> Applications in which you do not want the casual reader to be able to
> derive the meaning of the source code.
That&#
On Tue, Feb 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM, CM wrote:
> On Saturday, February 8, 2014 10:43:47 PM UTC-5, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
>
>> PyPy can generate code which is comparable to compiled C in speed.
>> Perhaps you mean, "if execution speed is the most important thing, using
>> a naive Python interpreter may
On 02/08/2014 05:54 PM, Sam wrote:
I got to know about Python a few months ago and today, I want to develop only
using Python because of its code readability. This is not a healthy bias. To
play my own devil's advocate, I have a question. What are the kinds of software
that are not advi
On Saturday, February 8, 2014 10:43:47 PM UTC-5, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> PyPy can generate code which is comparable to compiled C in speed.
> Perhaps you mean, "if execution speed is the most important thing, using
> a naive Python interpreter may not be fast enough".
Given that the OP seems
hat are the
> kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed using Python? "
>
> Anything that needs to be super reliable.
Obvious troll is obvious.
Okay, I'll bite. What evidence do you have that programs written in
Python are more bug-ridden or less reliable than p
On 2014-02-09, Chris Angelico wrote:
> Heavy computation might be unideal in Python, but if you can grunge
> it into NumPy operations, that won't be a problem.
While one might thing Python is not suitable for heavy number
crunching, it actually gets used for that a lot due to the wide
variety of
Asaf Las writes:
> btw, Python could be language of choice for embedded systems if small
> footprint
> vm could be developed. had seen similar for java having 10-20 KB byte sized
> interpreter with very limited set of functions.
Well, there's the newish Micro python project. Its footprint is
On 09/02/2014 10:47, wxjmfa...@gmail.com wrote:
Le dimanche 9 février 2014 06:17:03 UTC+1, Skybuck Flying a écrit :
"
However there is more... Python may lack some technical language elements
like, call by reference, and perhaps other low level codes, like 8 bit, 16
bit, 32 bit integers wh
Le dimanche 9 février 2014 06:17:03 UTC+1, Skybuck Flying a écrit :
> "
>
>
>
>
> However there is more... Python may lack some technical language elements
>
> like, call by reference, and perhaps other low level codes, like 8 bit, 16
>
> bit, 32 bit integers which play a roll with interfac
On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 4:17 PM, Skybuck Flying
wrote:
> Anything that needs to be super reliable.
>
> My experience so far with Python versus Delphi has shown that Python
> requires way more time to debug than Delphi.
>
> The reason for this is the interpreter versus the compiler.
>
> Delphi's com
"
I got to know about Python a few months ago and today, I want to develop
only using Python because of its code readability. This is not a healthy
bias. To play my own devil's advocate, I have a question. What are the kinds
of software that are not advisable to be developed us
readability. This is not a healthy
>>> bias. To play my own devil's advocate, I have a question. What are the
>>> kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed using Python?
>>>
>>
>> Device drivers and operating systems. Definitely don
On Sunday, February 9, 2014 5:43:47 AM UTC+2, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> Nevertheless, although security by obscurity is ineffective[1], Python
> supports it. You can ship only the .pyc files. For added obscurity, you
> could put the .pyc files in a .zip file and ship that. For even more
> obscuri
's advocate, I have a question. What are the kinds
>> of software that are not advisable to be developed using Python?
>>
>
> Device drivers and operating systems. Definitely don't try writing
> those in pure Python.
That all depends. Driving a USB device using libu
27;s advocate, I have a question.
>> What are the kinds of software that are not advisable to be developed
>> using Python?
>
> If execution speed is the most important thing, Python would be the
> wrong choice.
PyPy can generate code which is comparable to compiled C in spee
In article ,
Sam wrote:
> I got to know about Python a few months ago and today, I want to develop only
> using Python because of its code readability. This is not a healthy bias. To
> play my own devil's advocate, I have a question. What are the kinds of
> software that are
gt; software that are not advisable to be developed using Python?
>
Device drivers and operating systems. Definitely don't try writing
those in pure Python.
Anything that provides a C API is usually easier to program in C, so
you would want to write a Python-callable glue module. Sometimes
of software that are not advisable to be developed using Python?
OS Kernels. Hardware drivers.
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I got to know about Python a few months ago and today, I want to develop only
using Python because of its code readability. This is not a healthy bias. To
play my own devil's advocate, I have a question. What are the kinds of software
that are not advisable to be developed using P
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