Trying to choose between python and java

[Cameron Laird]

In article <f2bo23$bv8$1 at info.science.uva.nl>,
Paul Melis  <paul at science.uva.nl> wrote:
>Anthony Irwin wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I am currently trying to decide between using python or java and have a 
>> few quick questions about python that you may be able to help with.
>> 
>> #1 Does python have something like javas .jar packages. A jar file 
>> contains all the program files and you can execute the program with java 
>> -jar program.jar
>> 
>> I am sort of hoping python has something like this because I feel it 
>> makes it easier to distribute between platforms e.g. linux, mac windows 
>> etc.
>
>It depends on what you see as the benefit of jar's. If it is purely a 
>matter of packing your whole application up into a single file that you 
>can distribute then there are a number of tools to do that, each with 
>their limits. Search for cx_freeze or py2exe (win32 only).
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