[python-advocacy] intro to python intro, Implementation list

[Cameron Laird]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 07:18:58PM +0000, Michael Foord wrote:
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> >Implementations:
> >CPython - Mac, Unix (Linux, Solaris, AIX, etc), Windows, HPUX, BeOS, iPod, 
> >OS2,
> >Palm, PS2, xBox and more.
> >Jython - runs in Java
> >Iron Python, Python.net – runs in the .net clr (so Mono too)
> >PyPy – Python written in Python, complies Reduced Python to C code.
> >PyS60 - Python for S60 mobile phones.
> >Open Office, Gimp, InkScape, Pidgin, xChat, vim, emacs – all have python
> >embedded in them (I think it is typically CPython, not sure the details.)
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> I think Python for S60 is a port of CPython rather than a fresh 
> implementation.
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> There is also CLPython, although I think it might be abandonware now: 
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> http://common-lisp.net/project/clpython/
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> IronPython should not have a space in the name.
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> Maybe list Stackless under implementations?
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> Michael Foord
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> >There are about 40 platforms listed:
> >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CPython#Supported_platforms
> >Wich I think is a bit too much for the intro.  unless I do a slide 
> >dedicated to
> >that, or do a Slide2.0 Tag Cloud looking thing so that they are all up 
> >there but
> >don't take up much space.
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> >Does my list seem accurate enough?
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