This sort of describes the situation I have just recently ran into. I wanted to fiddle with a wireless IP cam I picked up to monitor my driveway as the included software was garbage and decided to try Python as I had been wanting to learn it for sometime. Well 100 lines into my first real attempt at a python3 program I realized that I needed PIL and had to revert back to python2. I know asking for something like this to be converted is a tall tall order but as it seems to be in the works I just wanted to give it my +1 again<br clear="all">
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Feb 23, 2010 at 5:57 AM, joe oettinger <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joeoettinger@gmail.com">joeoettinger@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
First, I'd like to say thanks to Fredrik Lundh and those working with him for the huge and effective effort they've expended to establish and maintain PIL. <br><br>Second, that PIL for python 3.1 would be a wonderful advance.<br>
<br>Personally, I just dabble in Python, but I've got an interesting story to tell:<br><br>My son, who writes software for TI, recently wanted to help his 10-year-old learn to program. I suggested Python. He downloaded the latest version of Python and bought "Python Programming for the Absolute Beginner" (which uses PIL and Pygames). He's a very busy engineer. The kid is bright, but has many other interests. As you will have guessed, they've postponed their project for a while.<br>
<br>I'm sure that lack of support libraries like PIL and numpy has slowed the adoption of Python 3.x. I'd guess that the uncertainty about which version to use has even slowed the overall adoption of Python by new users.<br>
<br>Conversely, Python3.x with PIL and other support libraries would be unbeatable - a beautiful intellectual achievement.<br><br>Thanks again to Lundh et al for all their selfless work!<br><font color="#888888"><br>Joe Oettinger<br>
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