Sydney scoreboard?

[Sarah Burke]

Very impressive!
Since python is so big here, what sort of community activities are there?
(I'm only recently
arrived from Chicago).

Mark Hammond wrote:

> "the_wrights" <the_wrights at onaustralia.com.au> wrote in message
> news:8On74.6414$Dh3.85256 at ozemail.com.au...
> >
> > Sarah Burke <smb at bby.com.au> wrote in message
> > news:385DB48C.7A7A52D6 at bby.com.au...
> > > I think I remember reading on the web site a while ago that there
> was a
> > > scoreboard in a Sydney stadium programmed in Python. Does anyone
> know
> > > anything more about this?
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > Mark Hammond will correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the MCG
> scoreboard is
> > written in C++ with an embedded python interpreter for the end-user
> to
>
> This is correct.  The same software is also being run at the SCG and
> at Olympic stadium for non olympic events.  Also at the new Colonial
> stadium in Melbourne, and even the Westpac stadium in Auckland!
> Python is taking over this half of the world :-)
>
> Python is a very natural fit for this application - since embedding
> Python the software can do for the operators what they could only
> dream - in fact, I am constantly surprised how the operators have
> abused the embedded interpreter to do things that I wouldnt have
> thought feasable!
>
> Mark.