Windows versions of Python---pros and cons?

[David LeBlanc]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: python-list-admin at python.org
> [mailto:python-list-admin at python.org]On Behalf Of Andrae Muys
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2002 18:51
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> Subject: Re: Windows versions of Python---pros and cons?
>
>
> Tom Loredo <loredo at astro.cornell.edu> wrote in message
> news:<3D124575.2A1393FF at astro.cornell.edu>...
> > Fernando Pérez wrote:
> > >
> > > Don't know if there's a misunderstanding here:
> >
> > Very likely!  (On my part!)
> >
> > > cygwin is a unix-like
> > > environment under Windows.
> >
> > Okay, my concern was that it wouldn't work with or be able to produce
> > Windows binaries---like if I had to produce binary extension modules
> > to ship to others, or a McMillan-ized install that used PythonWin
> > and Tk or wxWindows.  Cygwin is so huge that I got the impression
> > it was a self-contained "subenvironment" so to speak, so I didn't
> > realize I could use it to produce stuff that non-cygwin Windows users
> > could use.
> >

If redistribution of executables that use the cygwin.dll is important, it
should be noted that you can only do this if it's a GPL app (or maybe even
that requires permission) - commercial redistribution definately requires a
licen$e from RedHat. At one time it was $100 per developer.

Dave LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA