And yet, I find that all of the Python scripts that I develop to do tasks in the Windows environment at my office work just fine in Windows (duh). Python may be cross platform, but I bet the majority of the code written in Python is only run in a single environment, or even a single machine. So if I run it in Windows, and develop it in Windows, why do I care that my IDE only runs in Windows?
I just posted that comment because I thought the way Regebro dismissed PyScripter in a blog post was funny (and that he would probably say the same thing about Microsoft's new Python IDE).
"Is windows only. Python is a cross-platform language. A non-cross-platform IDE for Python makes as much sense as having a solar-cell operated night-vision camera. FAIL."
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And yet, I find that all of the Python scripts that I develop to do tasks in the Windows environment at my office work just fine in Windows (duh). Python may be cross platform, but I bet the majority of the code written in Python is only run in a single environment, or even a single machine. So if I run it in Windows, and develop it in Windows, why do I care that my IDE only runs in Windows?
I just posted that comment because I thought the way Regebro dismissed PyScripter in a blog post was funny (and that he would probably say the same thing about Microsoft's new Python IDE).
"Is windows only. Python is a cross-platform language. A non-cross-platform IDE for Python makes as much sense as having a solar-cell operated night-vision camera. FAIL."
These guys have way too much time on their hands.
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