Re: why python?

Sam Vilain <[email protected]>
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  > > P.S. I suppose I should add that personally I don't like the fact
  > > that ASK and TMDA are written in Python, just because it's more
  > > software to install on a mail system. C would be my preference,
  > > for both portability and speed.

  > PS: I have several several years experience in C, including some
  > linux and solaris driver programming, and working on a compiler
  > generating C code. I have near-zero experience in python.

How's this for a good reason.  I wanted to implement a new feature,
and it was obvious what to do, and worked, despite my having never
used Python before :).

Besides, with projects like Parrot and Pirate taking flight, the speed
argument is probably going to become a moot argument in the near
future.
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