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Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ?

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Tim Chase, 29.07.2012 20:28:
> On 07/29/12 12:13, Michael Hrivnak wrote:
>> - Operating system installer: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Anaconda
>> - Software repository management: http://pulpproject.org/
>> - Software package installation:
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ubuntu_Software_Center
>> - Cloud computing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenStack
> 
> I'll include both the Bazaar and Mercurial DVCS tools which are
> mostly Python (I understand some inner loops drop to C, but both
> have the option to fall back to a pure Python implementation).

I find it perfectly reasonable to use C code (and other kinds of low-level
code) in Python tools and applications. In fact, easy interfacing with
low-level code is one of (C)Python's major selling points.

Stefan

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Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipska@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-29 17:01 +0100
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak@hrivnak.org> - 2012-07-29 13:13 -0400
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Bernd Waterkamp <Bernd-Waterkamp@web.de> - 2012-07-29 21:43 +0200
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2012-07-29 23:47 +0200
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-29 18:43 +0100
  counting source lines (was: Is Python a commercial proposition ?) Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-07-29 19:49 +0200
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Brandon Schaffer <bschaffer13@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 11:50 -0600
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-07-29 13:28 -0500
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Andrew Cooper <amc96@cam.ac.uk> - 2012-07-29 19:34 +0100
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-07-29 20:38 +0200
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-07-29 15:38 -0400
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Aled Evans <aled.r.evans@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 12:54 -0700
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Rodrick Brown <rodrick.brown@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 20:12 -0400
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Andrew Berg <bahamutzero8825@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 19:52 -0500
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Rodrick Brown <rodrick.brown@gmail.com> - 2012-07-29 22:31 -0400
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-29 20:03 -0700
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 17:45 -0700
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-07-30 08:07 +0200
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-07-30 14:09 +0000
      Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-31 02:06 +0000
        Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-07-30 21:45 -0700
          Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-07-31 07:27 +0200
          Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-07-31 06:29 +0000
            Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-07-31 08:04 -0400
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 17:52 +1000
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-07-30 09:06 -0400
      Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipska@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-30 14:37 +0100
        Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2012-07-31 23:52 +1000
          Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipska@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-07-31 18:27 +0100
            Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 09:31 +1000
            Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-01 09:06 +0100
              Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipska@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-01 09:15 +0100
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2012-08-01 21:59 +1000
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-08-01 14:32 +0200
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? David <bouncingcats@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 13:10 +1000
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipskathekat@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-02 09:17 +0100
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-02 09:09 +0100
                RE: Is Python a commercial proposition ? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-08-03 06:51 +0000
                Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Stefan Behnel <stefan_ml@behnel.de> - 2012-08-03 11:34 +0200
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2012-07-30 06:09 -0500
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-07-30 09:25 -0700
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Emile van Sebille <emile@fenx.com> - 2012-07-30 10:36 -0700
  RE: Is Python a commercial proposition ? "Prasad, Ramit" <ramit.prasad@jpmorgan.com> - 2012-07-30 18:26 +0000
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Chris Withers <chris@python.org> - 2012-08-23 22:46 +0100
    Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? lipska the kat <lipskathekat@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-08-24 12:03 +0100
  Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-08-24 11:46 -0700

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