(gulp) newbie question - portablity of python

[Quinn Dunkan]

On Sun, 14 May 2000 22:01:53 GMT, Keygrass <nospam at sorry.com> wrote:
>Oh, I see now.  I have to install Python.   I certainly don't mind
>installing Python on my home computer; no problem there.  But I don't have
>access to install Python at the unix workstation at my job.  :-(  They use
>unix on the Sun systems, I believe.

If admin is being uncooperative, just install into your home directory.  See
configure's --prefix* flags, if you're not so familiar with unix.

>I figured they don't want any unnecessary program lurking on the hard
>drives, regardless of the benevolence Python could do for us.  Well, I
>suppose I will eventually have to ask.  But until then, I need to first back
>up my claim with a reliable Python program.

If you need python to solve a problem, then python is a necessary program :)


good luck