RE: rpmtsOrder failed, 623 elements remain

["Hattie Rouge" <redhat netgods us>]

Anyone know why Python was picked for Anaconda?  'purty' is a good
enough reason but perhaps there is something more?


-Hattie Rouge

==> Please note, this is not a religious thread!  I don't know 
==> Python and want to know good reasons to put it on my List Of 
==> Things To Learn along with PHP, Cisco IOS, MySQL and 
==> PostGres.

Thanks!!!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: kickstart-list-admin redhat com 
> [mailto:kickstart-list-admin redhat com] On Behalf Of 
> Cipriano Groenendal
> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 1:11 PM
> To: kickstart-list redhat com
> Subject: Re: rpmtsOrder failed, 623 elements remain
> 
> 
> > Is there a reason why you use Python rather than something 
> else (next 
> > most likely candidate being PERL, I think)?  I'm learning PERL now 
> > (and have been for several years) and ignoring Python but 
> Python seems 
> > to be extrememly popular with some people. I'm wondering 
> why you use 
> > it and not something else.
> The anaconda/kickstart installer is written in Python, and as 
> such has extensive RPM capabilities. Capabilities which perl, 
> AFAIK, does not have. That, plus the ability to re-use code 
> from anaconda is why python is extensivly used in this community.
> 
> Cipri
> 
> 
> 
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