Title:			PYTHON
Author:			Guido van Rossum (and others)
Version:		1.4
Title From:		Documentation
Author From:		Documentation
Version From:		Documentation
Supplier:		C.T.Stretch <ct.stretch@ulst.ac.uk>
Date:			20/11/96
Keywords:		Programming languages ; Object oriented languages
Shareware:		No
Machine:		Archimedes
Operating system:	RISCOS
Memory requirements:	
Peripherals needed:	Hard disc
Other s/ware needed:	RISC OS 3.1 or later
Directory:		micros/arch/riscos/e129
Date mounted/updated:	06/12/96
File names:		pyhtml.arc
			pyinfo.arc
			pylib.arc
			pysrc.arc
			pytex.arc
			python.arc
			dlk.arc
Unarchived files:	713
Unarchived size:	5306 kbytes
Omissions:		
See also:		

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Acquiring the package:

Download the archive file(s) and extract using SparkPlug 2
(see the "tools_help" file in micros/arch/riscos/tools for further info).


Description:

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming
language.  It incorporates modules, exceptions, dynamic typing, very
high level dynamic data types, and classes.  Python combines
remarkable power with very clear syntax.  It has interfaces to many
system calls and libraries, as well as to various window systems, and
is extensible in C or C++.  It is also usable as an extension language
for applications that need a programmable interface.  Finally, Python
is portable: it runs on many brands of UNIX, on the Mac, and on PCs
under MS-DOS, Windows, Windows NT, and OS/2.

This RiscOS port contains most of the portable part of Python 1.4
i.e. the parts common to Mac, Unix and MS-DOS.

It includes an interface to the RiscOS SWI calls, and an experimental
interface to the toolbox modules.

The new version (Arc version 0.1) is StrongArm compatible, and 
is ported from the final release of Python 1.4, instead of from
a beta release.

Several example applications are provided.

python.arc   The main executable and examples.
pylib.arc    The library.

pytex.arc    The documentation in LaTeX format.
pyinfo.arc   The library documentation in info format.
             with an info browser in Python.
pyhtml.arc   The library documentation in html format.

pysrc.arc    The source code.
dlk.arc      A dynamic linker needed to make Python.