Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc,alt.folklore.computers,comp.lang.python Subject: Re: Python Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:57:37 +0100 Lines: 17 Message-ID: References: <10fc99s$309k$1@dont-email.me> <10fco97$6fc7$5@dont-email.me> <10fddvm$dsjl$3@dont-email.me> <10fig07$8oe$1@news.misty.com> <10fvcgr$3d6mu$1@paganini.bofh.team> <10g526s$3o78s$1@dont-email.me> <10ga7mg$7ph$3@news.misty.com> <10gekt9$39ian$4@dont-email.me> <10gfihn$3lshj$1@dont-email.me> <10gh6oj$83hq$8@dont-email.me> <10ghqrq$g7pg$1@dont-email.me> <693d5437$0$2499$426a34cc@news.free.fr> <7a611mx9gf.ln2@Telcontar.valinor> <10hpktm$22juh$17@dont-email.me> <10hq75n$29cri$4@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net hVCm4XQjnQqZovhki3mgqAdjcDjLExKvL1w0a2tBLJ2s3Cf4Hn X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:gJsRKBg27+jx/gjDOXSV1z7SXAY= sha256:ueWdw81h6ukedVYjZYd4YftHpmbMRYW0gHLioTDXu0g= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: <10hq75n$29cri$4@dont-email.me> Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:79528 alt.folklore.computers:232711 comp.lang.python:197643 On 2025-12-16 00:55, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote: > On Mon, 15 Dec 2025 18:44:06 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote: > >> [Python is] the modern BASIC. Great for hacking stuff up, bur bare >> metal it aint. > > Unlike BASIC, Python’s facilities for doing low-level stuff are a bit > more advanced than PEEK and POKE. ;) I don't remember how we did id with the Microsoft basic compiler in the 90's. QC40? I think we linked an external obj or lib file that did the actual job, provided by the manufacturer of the data acquisition card we used. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;