Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Robert Kern
Don Taylor wrote: > Robert Kern wrote: > >>>Which C compiler will you be using for the Enthought 2.4 Windows release? >> >>Define "using". We build Python with whatever compiler the official build is >>compiled with. In this case, MSVC 7., I think . For this release, we >>will ship the latest avai

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Don Taylor
Robert Kern wrote: >>Which C compiler will you be using for the Enthought 2.4 Windows release? > > > Define "using". We build Python with whatever compiler the official build is > compiled with. In this case, MSVC 7., I think . For this release, we > will ship the latest available gcc available

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Robert Kern
James Stroud wrote: > Robert Kern wrote: > >>James Stroud wrote: >> >>>Enthought does not play well with cygwin, I've noticed. >> >>In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's >>gcc? > > One can not run the enthought python interactive interpreter from a > cygwin

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Robert Kern
Don Taylor wrote: > Robert Kern wrote: > >>In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's >>gcc? > > Robert: > > Which C compiler will you be using for the Enthought 2.4 Windows release? Define "using". We build Python with whatever compiler the official build is co

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Robert Kern
Robert Kern wrote: > James Stroud wrote: > >>Robert Kern wrote: >> >>>James Stroud wrote: >>> Enthought does not play well with cygwin, I've noticed. >>> >>>In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's >>>gcc? >> >>One can not run the enthought python interactive

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-12 Thread Don Taylor
Robert Kern wrote: > In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's > gcc? Robert: Which C compiler will you be using for the Enthought 2.4 Windows release? Don. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Robert Kern
James Stroud wrote: > Robert Kern wrote: > >>James Stroud wrote: >> >>>Enthought does not play well with cygwin, I've noticed. >> >>In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's >>gcc? > > One can not run the enthought python interactive interpreter from a > cygwin

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread James Stroud
Robert Kern wrote: > James Stroud wrote: > > >>Enthought does not play well with cygwin, I've noticed. > > > In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's > gcc? > One can not run the enthought python interactive interpreter from a cygwin x-window session, it lo

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Robert Hicks
I tend to do ActivePython because the OSX version seems to come out a bit quicker. Although that might change in the future. Robert -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread N/A
hi, if mathematical and numerical algorithm are all you need, then just go for Enthought distribution + Matplotlib. The Enthought distribution provides all packages you need and handy for insatllation! My combo: 1. Enthought Distribution 2. Matplotlib 3. EmEditor Brian Blais wrote: > Hello,

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Robert Kern
James Stroud wrote: > Enthought does not play well with cygwin, I've noticed. In what way? Does the mingw gcc that we distribute interfere with Cygwin's gcc? -- Robert Kern "I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attemp

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread James Stroud
Brian Blais wrote: > Hello, > > Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? > I'd like to see a pros-and-cons description of each, given that > different uses might dictate different versions. The versions I know > (and there are surely more) are: > > 1) download f

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Ten
On Thursday 11 May 2006 13:38, Brian Blais wrote: > Hello, > > Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? I'd > like to see a pros-and-cons description of each, given that different uses > might dictate different versions. The versions I know (and there are > surely mo

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Robert Kern
Brian Blais wrote: > Are there advantages/disadvantages? I have used enthought before, but it > seems as if > they are not at 2.4, and may lag behind in versions (which may not be a bad > thing). We will be releasing a 2.4 version "shortly" although I'm sure if you search the archives of this

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Scott David Daniels
Brian Blais wrote: > Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? Only if you have criteria. --Scott David Daniels [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread nikie
Brian Blais wrote: > Hello, > > Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? I'd > like to > see a pros-and-cons description of each, given that different uses might > dictate > different versions. The versions I know (and there are surely more) are: > > 1) download f

Re: which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread John Salerno
Brian Blais wrote: > Hello, > > Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? > I'd like to see a pros-and-cons description of each, given that > different uses might dictate different versions. The versions I know > (and there are surely more) are: > > 1) download f

which windows python to use?

2006-05-11 Thread Brian Blais
Hello, Are there any recommendations for which Windows python version to use? I'd like to see a pros-and-cons description of each, given that different uses might dictate different versions. The versions I know (and there are surely more) are: 1) download from www.python.org 2) enthought 3)