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On 03 Aug 2004 21:41:26 -0400
Chris Fowler <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:

> I'm looking at writing some of our code in python so I can have some
> true OOP goodness.  I've built the latest and installed it but am having
> issues getting started.  For starters I'm use to the perl module
> system.  If I need a module I'll go get it with CPAN.  With python I
> have to download it from one of many sites and manually build and
> install.  I'm having difficulty getting the MySQL module to compile
> because of my unique setup on my machine.  Is there a better way? Should
> I just use OOP the best I can in Perl and forget the python?
> 
> What would be the benefit of Python over Perl for writing basically
> scripts that do everything.  My programs are the backend agents for a
> J2EE application.  The gather data, notify technicians, etc.  J2EE is
> only used for the presentation of that data.
> 
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