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PythonLabs moves to Digital Creations

Posted by michael on from the moving-on dept.

snottrue writes "This just in from comp.lang.python - the PythonLabs team is moving to Digital Creations (the Zope people)." Van Rossum's message is informative.

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  1. Python needs a CPAN by costas · · Score: 4

    When I first heard of Python, I thought it was a joke; I mean, whitespace-sensitive? what is this Fortran? However, it just so happened that my company was looking for a RAD language we could use on Unix and NT. So, I started using Python as a punchline as in "Be careful, or I am gonna write this in Python". After using that joke too many times, I actually started looking into the language. Python kicks ass. It's a RAD Java, a clean Perl, a consistent PHP. So, I am now this Python evangelist.

    However, Python is severely lacking in the modules dept: Don't get me wrong the distro libraries are great, but occasionally you need a quick hack that you *know* someone else has already written. We need a CPAN for Python. Starship and the Vaults of Parnassus are OK, but they're nothing more than an index, without organization or consistency.

    I hope Digital Creations actually tries something like that...