[Python-Dev] Addition of "pyprocessing" module to standard lib.

[Michael Foord]

skip at pobox.com wrote:
>     Skip> Maybe the presence of a functioning ctypes (can|might|should|will)
>     Skip> become the operational definition of "Python runs on platform X".
>
>     Michael> And what about platforms like the JVM or CLR?
>
> Sorry, allow me to rephrase:
>
>     Maybe the presence of a functioning ctypes (can|might|should|will)
>     become the operational definition of "CPython runs on platform X".
>
>     Michael> Incidentally there were a small but vocal group of Pythonistas
>     Michael> who were (are?) certain that IronPython is not Python because
>     Michael> it doesn't have [all of...] the C extensions.
>
> >From my perspective IronPython isn't Python because it doesn't run on my
> platforms (Solaris & Mac). ;-) (At least not easily enough for an old codger
> like me to install.)
>   

IronPython runs very well on the Mac. Installing Mono is pretty much 
'one click' these days and it *comes* with IronPython (and has done for 
a while). I'm writing "IronPython in Action" on the Mac. Solaris I don't 
care about... :-)

Michael Foord

> Skip
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