Python for Asset Management!

[Peter Hansen]

Harald Massa wrote:
> 
> > Im working on some research for a asset management system. We will use
> > python as our primary platform. As a opensource programmer the obvious
> > question is; are there any opensource systems available?
> 
> if you start with Python, please immediately go to
> fixedpoint.sourceforge.net and load that module down!
> 
> it is ABSOLUTELY great, and it really is a must in developing financial
> applications

Asset management doesn't _necessarily_ have anything to do with 
financial applications.  Depending on their needs, they may want
nothing more than to track serial numbers, locations, warranty
remaining, item history, and such things.  What little financial
data I'd want in an asset management tool could be represented
as strings...

-Peter