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Fred L. Drake
Fred L. Drake, Jr." <fdrake@acm.org
Wed, 10 Mar 1999 11:29:51 -0500 (EST)
Andrew M. Kuchling writes:
> 1) I got the impression Python was good for prototyping;
> prototype it in Python, and then port it. Isn't that one of the
Gosh, that's not what I use it for... ;-)
> 2) Perhaps an XSL processor with embedded JPython would be
> useful above just an XSL processor; I haven't read the XSL draft in a
> while, and don't know if an embedded scripting language would add
> additional power.
My understanding is that the scripting facility has been removed,
but I'd have to look to be certain. I think it clear that a scripting
engine embedded with a styling or transformation engine would be
useful, especially Python.
-Fred
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