[maemo-developers] New release of Python2.5 for Maemo (r0.4-11)

[From: Jesse Guardiani]

Daniel Stone wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 05:55:03AM -0400, ext Jason Monroe Martin wrote:
>   
>> There are a lot of good C developers on this list that know the C APIs 
>> and they helped me a great deal. I hope Nokia realizes Python is what 
>> makes the device for the average user, especially in a business 
>> enviroment where you need something developed quickly.
>>     
>
> Not to disparage the goal of full Python support or anything, but I
> daresay the average user buys the tablets for their web browsing ability
> et al, not for the opportunity to open up an xterm and start hacking
> Python.
>   

Who says you need to open an xterm to run python code? Media players use 
it, sip phones, calendar apps, etc...
It's an end user language as much if not more than it's a programmers 
language.

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Jesse Guardiani
Programmer/Sys Admin
jesse at guardiani.us