[Tutor] Python Advice Needed

[Kent Johnson]

You might want to ask this question on the comp.lang.python newsgroup, 
you might find someone there who has done something like this.

Kent

Anthony P. wrote:
> Good Evening Everyone,
> 
> I've decided to embark on a rather ambitious new project and am
> seriously considering using Python for it. Basically, I'm creating a
> kiosk system that will need to be available 24/7, handle network and
> hard interfaces, and present a nice GUI to the customer.
> 
> After reading a lot on both this group and a few other sites, I think
> that a combination of Linux, Python, and wxPython would be ideal for
> this task. But I wanted to ask those of you who actually use these
> technologies what you think. Do you believe that this combination is
> acceptable for a commercial, user facing product? Am I being a bit too
> "gung ho" about Python?
> 
> I know I don't have the expertise to pull this project off all by
> myself so I will have to hire some programmers. Is hiring Python
> programmers any more cost effective than hiring say a C++ programmer
> or a Java programmer? From a financial standpoint (the open source
> thing not withstanding), does Python make sense?
> 
> Thanks everyone,
> Anthony
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