Should I use Python?

[Grant]

"Michael P. Soulier" wrote:

> On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 16:55:19 +1300, Grant <herne at orcon.net.nz> wrote:
> >I have been creating some useful utilities in java and now find other
> >people I work with also wish to use them. Problem is they are
> >applications and require the java runtime environment to be installed.
> >
> >I would prefer  to be able to write the utilities on Linux as I do now.
> >The file created must be able to be run by others  on NT machines -
> >either from a server or from their own machines. It should not require
> >any additonal setup or libraries to install, and will  need to read from
> >remote servers on a local network, reading and parsing files.
> >
> >Would Python be the best choice?Any other suggestions?
>
>     The only way to do what you're talking about is to distribute binaries for
> the target platform. Python is a good choice if you want to use the frozen
> tool and compile the Python to native code.
>
>     Mike

Thanks - I will keep it in mind. Learning a new language is always a big step - I
am still looking around at what best suits my needs.