Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Eli Bendersky
> Another question is whether Python can take advantage of WinRT (the >> new UI framework). It should be possible, as the new APIs were >> designed to be used from dynamic languages, but I haven't decided if >> I'm crazy enough to try it. >> > > WinRT certainly sounds like the way to go in the fut

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Greg Ewing
Jeff Hardy wrote: Another question is whether Python can take advantage of WinRT (the new UI framework). It should be possible, as the new APIs were designed to be used from dynamic languages, but I haven't decided if I'm crazy enough to try it. WinRT certainly sounds like the way to go in th

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
> Which versions of python will be compatible with windows8. I am using > currently 2.7.2 version. Most likely, all versions back to Python 1.1 or so will be compatible with Windows 8 (when 32-bit Windows support was first added to Python). Python uses very little of the Windows API (compared to

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Martin v. Löwis
Another question is whether Python can take advantage of WinRT (the new UI framework). It should be possible, as the new APIs were designed to be used from dynamic languages, but I haven't decided if I'm crazy enough to try it. Python doesn't do GUI on its own, so the direct answer to this que

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Jeff Hardy
On Wed, Sep 14, 2011 at 4:38 AM, Neil Hodgson wrote: > Austin Fernandes: > >> Which versions of python will be compatible with windows8. I am using >> currently 2.7.2 version. > >   Current releases of both Python 2.7 and Python 3.2 appear to run > fine on the Windows 8 Developer Preview. You shou

Re: [Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Neil Hodgson
Austin Fernandes: > Which versions of python will be compatible with windows8. I am using > currently 2.7.2 version. Current releases of both Python 2.7 and Python 3.2 appear to run fine on the Windows 8 Developer Preview. You should download and install the preview to ensure that your own cod

[Python-Dev] Windows 8 support

2011-09-14 Thread Austin Fernandes
Hi, Which versions of python will be compatible with windows8. I am using currently 2.7.2 version. Thanks, Austin ___ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/m