[Info-vax] Python dropping support for VMS

[Jan-Erik Soderholm]

Richard Maher wrote 2011-05-19 11:04:
> "Richard Maher"<maher_rj at hotspamnotmail.com>  wrote in message
> news:iqn8ii$rf6$1 at speranza.aioe.org...
>> Please refer to the following story and if at all possible
>> respond/volunteer for the continued support of this great language on VMS!
>>
>> http://www.openvms.org/stories.php?story=11/05/11/8157622
>>
>>
>
> Just a bump to remind anyone not already helping JFP and with the requisute
> skills to please lend a hand!
>
> IMO, Python is the scripting language for the web and far more important
> than Perl or PHP!
>

Agree, Python is a very nice environment.
I have build some small "fix" tools that uses the builtin
RMS and Rdb interfaces in a short script. Works nicely.

I also have other apps using Python and the "suds" SOAP tool.
Also works just OK.


> Cheers Richard Maher
>
> PS. Wasn't Python 3.0 that crazy version that breaks everything and things
> like print becomes funvtions instead of verbs and so on?
>

Yes. http://docs.python.org/py3k/whatsnew/3.0.html



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