[Info-vax] The Kotlin language, something for VMS as well?

[Dirk Munk]

Jan-Erik Soderholm wrote:
> Den 2017-07-13 kl. 10:37, skrev Dirk Munk:
>
>>
>> ...If I'm going to use an application written in Python now, then it
>> will come with all the clutter of a Python runtime system in its
>> directories.
>
> No. Just the Specific .PY file(s) for that application.
> There is no reason to copy the runtime around.
>
> Apart from the obvious Python2-only vs. Python3-only issues.
>
> One strength of Python is that is is *not* compiled. It it easy
> and quick to make quick fixes that works a bit like extensions
> to DCL without the full compile/link loop.
>
>> With Jython you would only have the application in .jar files in its 
>> directories,...
>
> Just like the .PY or .PYC files.
>
>> perhaps a kind of Jython library as well, and run the whole thing with
>> the standard JVM that you already have installed.
>
> Or the standard Python runtime that you already have installed.
>

Unfortunately, that is just the theory.

In practice every application you download from somewhere, and that uses 
Python, will come with its own Python distribution. I've never seen an 
application that asks me to install a Python kit.