Re: [NF] Python: 2.x vs 3.x

-- Alan Bourke alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm On Mon, 21 Aug 2017, at 08:08 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote: > "We must look the future." > > Only if the future is a step forward and not a step backward. > > This is my third or fourth attempt at finding and alternative and keep > ending up in the same place: > > NOTHING runs like a Fox. > > Paul H. Tarver > Tarver Program Consultants, Inc. > Email: paul@tpcqpc.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: ProfoxTech [mailto:profoxtech-bounces@leafe.com] On Behalf Of Ivan > Martinez (imvh.g.c) > Sent: Monday, August 21, 2017 12:47 PM > To: profoxtech@leafe.com > Subject: RE: [NF] Python: 2.x vs 3.x > > VFP is the best but it´s obsolete. > We must look the future. > Ivan Martinez > > -----Mensaje original----- > De: ProFox [mailto:profox-bounces@leafe.com] En nombre de Laurie Alvey > Enviado el: lunes, 21 de agosto de 2017 13:01 > Para: ProFox Email List > Asunto: Re: [NF] Python: 2.x vs 3.x > > If you're building Windows database apps, what's wrong with VFP? > > Laurie > > On 21 August 2017 at 08:04, Alan Bourke alanpbourke@fastmail.fm wrote: > > > If you just want to build Windows desktop apps, learn something else. > > Something like Xojo, or C# and one of the .NET presentation frameworks. > > > > Python is an excellent general purpose language and has many fantastic > > frameworks for web apps. > > > > > > -- > > Alan Bourke > > alanpbourke (at) fastmail (dot) fm > > > > On Sun, 20 Aug 2017, at 05:49 PM, Paul H. Tarver wrote: > > > Gotta say, right now it is all very confusing. From all the > > > different frameworks and ide's and modules and platforms and > > > licensing and versions I'm making myself crazy trying to figure out > > > how > to proceed. > > > > > > All I want to do is find a language and/or platform to build windows > > > desktop (for now, web later) applications with strong easy database > > > support and distribute the applications commercially that doesn't > > > cost an arm and a leg though I'm willing to give a leg. > > > > > > I need another Foxpro I guess. > > > > > > Paul Tarver > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > > > > On Aug 19, 2017, at 11:18 PM, Ed Leafe ed@leafe.com wrote: > > > > > > > >> On Aug 19, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Paul H. Tarver paul@tpcqpc.com wrote: > > > >> > > > >> I guess that was part of the question. The installation for > > > >> Python > > 3.x sets > > > >> up paths and other stuff that I thought would be exclusive to one > > version or > > > >> the other. But I guess you are saying they coexist happily, correct? > > > > > > > > Python has virtualenv, which is a sort of sandbox which prevents > > different versions of software from colliding with each other. You can > > create a virtualenv, and when it is activated, it makes it so that > > only the version of Python and any installed libraries are available. > > Switch to a different virtualenv, and its like you moved to a > > different machine with different versions and installed stuff. Tip: > > install virtualenvwrapper to make working with virtualenvs a breeze. > > > > > > > > -- Ed Leafe > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- StripMime Report -- processed MIME parts --- multipart/signed > > > > text/plain (text body -- kept) application/pgp-signature > > > > --- > > > > [excessive quoting removed by server]