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| From | paul.hermeneutic@gmail.com |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications |
| Date | 2016-02-17 14:18 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <mailman.223.1455743959.22075.python-list@python.org> (permalink) |
| References | <90cc50d2-1ce5-4588-9bfd-a49d439f00dd@googlegroups.com> |
On Wed, Feb 17, 2016 at 12:49 PM, <wrong.address.1@gmail.com> wrote: > Could someone kindly tell me advantages and disadvantages of Python? Or any better options? I have like 40-50 VB Forms and may be around 20000 lines of code. It will be a task to learn a new language and translate/re-write that code. Why are you looking to change from VB? Too slow? Cannot run on anything but Windows? Buggy? I, like most people here, would encourage you to learn Python 3. However, there is something to be said for "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."
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Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-17 11:49 -0800
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Ray Cote <rgacote@appropriatesolutions.com> - 2016-02-17 16:13 -0500
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications paul.hermeneutic@gmail.com - 2016-02-17 14:18 -0700
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2016-02-17 16:27 -0500
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 00:17 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 10:09 +0000
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 21:16 +1100
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 03:11 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 22:32 +1100
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 07:49 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-02-19 03:06 +1100
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 09:49 -0800
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 09:58 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-02-18 13:18 -0600
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-02-19 11:57 +1100
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-18 07:33 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Oscar Benjamin <oscar.j.benjamin@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 15:47 +0000
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2016-02-18 10:59 -0500
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-20 10:38 -0800
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-02-21 16:16 +0000
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-02-22 12:24 +0000
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-19 03:11 -0800
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2016-02-19 08:27 -0500
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-02-20 02:43 +1100
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Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-02-19 15:59 +0000
Re: Considering migrating to Python from Visual Basic 6 for engineering applications BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-02-19 16:32 +0000
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