On Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 5:57 PM, Steven D'Aprano <st...@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Yes; using Python 2.4 is painful compared to Python 3.x because it is > missing so many cool and useful features. 2.4 is quite old now, and > there have been many, many bug-fixes and new features added since then. > > Some of those missing features can be easily added into your own code. > Because I have to support 2.4, I have a compatibility module to backport > the more essential features. > > http://code.google.com/p/my-startup-file/source/browse/backports.py Thanks! I will look into your code in more depth once I get deeper than I currently am in Python. More importantly you've given me a useful approach that I can use for many things (potentially). This type of approach had not yet occurred to me. >> BTW, does 2.4.x come with Tkinter standard? > > > > Depends on what you mean by standard. Tkinter is part of the standard > library, but it requires external dependencies which may not be present. > If your Solaris system doesn't include tcl ("tickle") then you won't have > Tkinter either. > > At the Solaris prompt, enter "tclsh". You should get a % prompt, which you > can quit by entering "exit" command. If you don't, then you do not have > tcl installed and won't have Tkinter either. Thanks for pointing this out and how to check for tcl being installed. I will have to check for this after the holidays. boB _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor