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crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> writes:

> "Python code can be packaged into stand-alone executable programs for 
> some of the most popular operating systems, allowing the distribution of 
> Python-based software for use on those environments without requiring 
> the installation of a Python interpreter." (wikipedia)
>
> How correct is that?  Which "most popular operating systems" are
> those?

Python's web site covers this. The Python environment is available for
download <URL:https://www.python.org/downloads/> for all major operating
systems.

Python is used in a huge range of fields, in organisations large and
small <URL:https://www.python.org/about/success/>.

> Is there a good site to read for a quick overview of how one would use
> python with a qt binding to write some GUI utilities?

GUI programming is covered at the Python wiki
<URL:https://wiki.python.org/moin/GUI%20Programming%20in%20Python>.

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looking into python... crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-02 15:00 -0700
  Re: looking into python... Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2016-03-03 09:20 +1100
    Re: looking into python... crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-03 03:45 -0700
      Re: looking into python... Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-04 00:39 +1100
        Re: looking into python... crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-03-04 03:53 -0700
        Re: looking into python... Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2016-03-04 11:03 -0500

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