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Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:17:11 +1000
Subject: Re: Is it possible to install Python on a network?
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On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:18 PM, Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> wr=
ote:
> roys2005 <roys2005@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> Does this mean Python cannot be or should not be installed at a
>> central location?
>
> Can you explain better what you mean by this?
>
> As stated, it doesn't make much sense to me: Any machine which supports
> running Python can be central or distributed, but it can only be invoked
> on the same machine. What does it mean *to you* to say =E2=80=9Cinstall P=
ython
> on a network=E2=80=9D?

On one computer, install Python into /foo/bar/spam/python. On another
computer, mount firstcomputer:/foo/bar/spam as /foo/bar/spam. Run
Python the same way on both systems.

ChrisA