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Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic

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On 17/02/2016 19:44, wrong.address.1@gmail.com wrote:
> keskiviikko 17. helmikuuta 2016 12.07.45 UTC+2 James Harris
> kirjoitti:
>> On 16/02/2016 13:45, wrong.address.1@gmail.com wrote:

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> Aren't there IDEs which allow you to create GUIs graphically? Can one
> specify the size, colour, font, visibile/invisible for each object on
> the form?

I don't know. If there are, and you want your code to be in Python then
the IDE will need to convert it to Python. Best ask on comp.lang.python.

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>>> Is Python dependent on Microsoft? Can it run only on Windows? Can
>>> I create a *.exe file containing everything that I can give to my
>>> colleagues without a huge installation procedure?
>>
>> Python is not dependent on Microsoft or Windows. Yes, you can make
>> the code into a .exe but of course that exe will only work on
>> Windows.
>
> Why can't one create a *.exe for Linux or Android? Or are those files
> called something else on Linux or Android?

There are Unix/Linux executables but they normally don't have an
extension. A .exe is a DOS/Windows file.

There will be a way to package for Android. I don't know what it is.

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> Thanks for your response. I am mostly getting positive feedback for
> Python. Still a few small questions.
>
> Is it easy to do matrix operations in Python? Or do I need to write
> subroutines like in Visual Basic?

I don't know. Again, best ask on comp.lang.python.

For general purpose programming Python is a very good choice. It has a
good logical and explicit syntax (which makes it easier to read than
languages with implicit operations). It has loads of support in terms of
library modules you can use and ways of packaging the finished product.

James

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Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-16 05:45 -0800
  Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2016-02-16 09:36 -0500
  Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic Gary Peek <peek@industrologic.com> - 2016-02-16 11:21 -0600
    Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-17 11:40 -0800
  Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic James Wang <jwang25610@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 01:09 -0800
    Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-17 11:38 -0800
  Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-17 10:07 +0000
    Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic wrong.address.1@gmail.com - 2016-02-17 11:44 -0800
      Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 00:03 +0000
    Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-17 23:46 +0100
      Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic James Harris <james.harris.1@gmail.com> - 2016-02-18 00:08 +0000
        Re: Considering a new programming language after years with Visual Basic Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-02-18 08:26 +0100

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