<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 28, 2015 at 9:23 AM, Chris Barker <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris.barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">chris.barker@noaa.gov</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span class=""><div>Barry Warsaw wrote:</div><div><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">>> I do think single-file executables are an important piece to Python's </span><span style="font-size:12.8000001907349px">long-term competitiveness.</span><br></div><div><br></div></span><div>Really? It seems to me that desktop development is dying. What are the critical use-cases for a single file executable?</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>oops, sorry -- I see this was addressed in another thread. Though I guess I still don't see why "single file" is critical, over "single thing to install" -- like a OS-X app bundle that can just be dragged into the Applications folder.</div><div><br></div><div>-Chris</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><br>Christopher Barker, Ph.D.<br>Oceanographer<br><br>Emergency Response Division<br>NOAA/NOS/OR&R (206) 526-6959 voice<br>7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax<br>Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception<br><br><a href="mailto:Chris.Barker@noaa.gov" target="_blank">Chris.Barker@noaa.gov</a></div>
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