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FAQs: Python

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  • 11-09-2005 2:00pm
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    Baz_
    Registered Users Posts: 2,660 ✭✭✭


    This was originally posted the "FAQs and Charter..." by someone who obviously had problems with reading and following instructions, so I thought I might help him out.
    PoiBoi_Patch wrote:
    Python FAQ

    Q. What is Python?
    A. Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very high level dynamic data types, and classes. Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various window systems, and is extensible in C or C++. It is also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface. Finally, Python is portable: it runs on many Unix variants, on the Mac, and on PCs under MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and OS/2.

    Q. What is python good for?
    A. ython is a high-level general-purpose programming language that can be applied to many different classes of problems.

    The language comes with a large standard library that covers areas such as string processing (regular expressions, Unicode, calculating differences between files), Internet protocols (HTTP, FTP, SMTP, XML-RPC, POP, IMAP, CGI programming), software engineering (unit testing, logging, profiling, parsing Python code), and operating system interfaces (system calls, filesystems, TCP/IP sockets).

    Q. How Do i get docs on Python?
    A. All documentation is available on-line, starting at http://www.python.org/doc/.

    The standard documentation for the current stable version of Python is also available at http://docs.python.org/.

    The LaTeX source for the documentation is part of the source distribution. If you don't have LaTeX, the latest Python documentation set is available by anonymous FTP in various formats such as PostScript and HTML. Visit the above URL for links to the current versions.

    Q. what is python software foundation?
    A. The Python Software Foundation is an independent non-profit organization that holds the copyright on Python versions 2.1 and newer. The PSF's mission is to advance open source technology related to the Python programming language and to publicize the use of Python. The PSF's home page is at http://www.python.org/psf/.

    Donations to the PSF are tax-exempt in the US. If you use Python and find it helpful, please contribute via the PSF donation page.

    Q. Can Pyhton be compiled
    A. yes a program caled py2exe exist and for macintosh's apple we have py2app

    Q. does Python have GUI support
    A. Yes there are a vast amount of products for python programing with GUI modes for your scripts/apps

    Q. Does Python support java
    A. Yes, Jpython is a new founded source of python programming with embeded java support.


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