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Old 08-23-2012, 08:25 PM   #1
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Newbie Python programming language question


Are there any Linux or BSD distro's that are written entirely in Python, mostly in Python or even somewhat moderately in Python? How about even a little bit in Python? If not, are there any distro's that are particularly friendly towards Python programmers in general? I'm a non-programmer and was just wanting to know.

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Old 08-23-2012, 09:34 PM   #2
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Most distros come with a Python interpreter pre-installed. Some programs, like CCSM (the compiz settings manager), are written in Python.

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Old 08-23-2012, 10:30 PM   #3
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Gentoo's package manager is written in Python.
 
Old 08-25-2012, 08:55 AM   #4
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The concept of a distribution ('distro') is that it is a collection of programs, OS components, configurations, and installer distributed as a complete package, and often including many components that are only downloaded on demand. Very little of each distro is actually written by the vendor or packager, and the bulk of the distro is written in whatever language(s) is deemed appropriate by the original authors.
In most cases, the programming language used to create a program is invisible, or nearly so, and only very rarely is there any intent to expose the implementation language. If the language is compiled, one usually has to do some work to get and see the source code. So this begs the question of why you would want a distro written in Python (or any other language for that matter). If it is for the purpose of academic interest and study of code, I think you can find a substantial list of applications with Applications Written in Python as a jumping off point.
Or, is there something about a distro in particular that you want to dissect? If so, please elaborate.

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Originally Posted by punchy71 View Post
Are there any Linux or BSD distro's that are written entirely in Python, mostly in Python or even somewhat moderately in Python? How about even a little bit in Python? If not, are there any distro's that are particularly friendly towards Python programmers in general? I'm a non-programmer and was just wanting to know.

Thank you
a Linux distro is an aggregation of the Linux kernel, plus a variety of utilities---some are from the GNU project, and others are custom scripts written just for the distro. You'd have to track down the source code of each executable file to really answer your question.

entirely in Python?----no

mostly in Python?----probably not

any distro's that are particularly friendly towards Python programmers?---Python (+ relevant IDEs) is available for any distro
 
  


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