Python or Java or "X" from me and my little job
Gordon McMillan
gmcm at hypernet.com
Sat Sep 11 14:16:08 EDT 1999
Ben wrote:
> I am new to Linux. I have Python 1.5.2 up and working. I want to have
> Python grab some files, ZIP them, and FTP them offsite. I will let
> CRON start the job every night. Since I am just getting to look at
> Python, I wanted to ask to make sure I don't pick the wrong tool for
> the job.
>
>
> 1)Am I selelcting a good tool to get light weight sys admin jobs done?
Yup.
> 2)Should I go with JAVA instead?
Not unless you shave with a belt sander and use a gasoline-based
aftershave.
> 3)Can Python ZIP files easily?
Build in zlib (a matter of uncommenting some lines in
Modules/Setup on Linux) and it does.
- Gordon
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