[e-lang] CapPython and Python 3.0, and eyebrow-raising applications
ansible at xnet.com
Thu Sep 18 17:59:22 CDT 2008
> Obviously you should send a note to the python-3000 at python.org
> mailing list  letting them know about this, even if it is a
> foregone conclusion that they don't want to make any changes to the
> language before the Python 3.0 release.
> However, don't despair. They could change their minds again. Also,
> Python 3.0 is backwards-incompatible with Python 2, and so it will be
> at least a few years if not many years before people stop writing
> Python 2 code. You have plenty of time to demonstrate the usefulness
> of CapPython in the context of Python-2.
> How to do that, exactly? What is the application of CapPython which
> would raise the most eyebrows and cause the most Python hackers to
> say "Hey, that *is* cool!"?
> The web server that runs untrusted Python code is a fine start. Any
> other ideas?
I'd like to see a browser plugin that runs untrusted code with
There are plenty of fine server side web application systems (Django,
Turbogears / Pylons, web.py, etc.). It is a shame to have to drop into
Python libs to generate that stuff for you... though I haven't tried them.
Better yet, how about a competitor for Adobe Flash / Flex, MS
Silverlight and such that provides a nice Python dev environment which
integrates client and server side seamlessly. Something that can do
good enough graphics for casual games (Tetris clones as opposed to 3-D
first person shooters).
And while you're at it, why not solve the financial crisis, energy
shortages and global warming. :-)
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