Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-26 Thread Norman Khine
Gentoo is python centric, although python3 is not yet in the main portage tree, but can be setup using an overlay http://overlays.gentoo.org/proj/python/ On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 6:36 AM, Dave Crouse wrote: > It's not a newbie distro by any means, but i am very fond of Arch Linux. > It has 3 versi

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-25 Thread Dave Crouse
It's not a newbie distro by any means, but i am very fond of Arch Linux. It has 3 versions of python available. Currently, python24 2.4.6-1 python 2.6.2-1 python3 3.0.1-1 are all very simple to install in Arch. I have 2.6 and 3.0 both installed. [cro...@veronica ~]$ python --version Python 2.6.2

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-25 Thread W W
On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 3:57 AM, Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen < mich...@arpsorensen.dk> wrote: > > I just wished that Python was upgraded in the distros. If I want to play > with Python3, I will need to compile it my self and specify which Python > interpretor to use in each Python file. But thi

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-25 Thread Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen
Hi Lloyd. I did not take offense about the comment on Ubuntu. It was an old joke and it made me smile again. :-) I've used Debian before, but I have moved to Ubuntu because Debian takes forever to release a new version. Almost as long as Microsoft. I like Debian based distro the most. To all

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-25 Thread OkaMthembo
bhaaluu, your comments on Ubuntu are not only offensive, but display ignorance and arrogance all at the same time. Ubuntu is based on Debian, but provides a lower entry barrier to Linux for many. Not everybody wants to spend much time doing configurations. Many just want a system that works. Mich

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-24 Thread Walker Hale IV
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Alan Gauld wrote: > "Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen" wrote > Most folks get by with the standard libraryb and a small number of > specialist modules to meet their specific needs. If you need a new > one install it, but loading lots of stuff just because its there i

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-24 Thread Alan Gauld
"Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen" wrote I'm on an eternal quest to find the perfect linux distro Don't wste your time. The distro doesn't make much difference beyond: - The basic file system structure and if it sticks to (one of) the standard then thats not a big issue - The package manager

Re: [Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-24 Thread bhaaluu
On Sun, May 24, 2009 at 4:02 PM, Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen wrote: > > What distro do you run? > Debian GNU/Linux > > Another point: There's so many modules on the Internet, that it's difficult > to get some sort of overview. That's why a distro is such a great idea > because so many packages

[Tutor] Find a good linux distribution with python.

2009-05-24 Thread Michael Bernhard Arp Sørensen
Hi there. I'm on an eternal quest to find the perfect linux distro to base my work on. I'm currently running Ubuntu because its told that the Ubuntu creator Mark Shuttleworth is a python hacker. Therefore there's a lot of python stuff in the repository. What distro do you run? Another point: The