RE: Python on iSeries

Printer files and DSPF's sounds like you want to replace RPG
interactive/reporting programs. Python is not going to be your choice if
you want green screen interactive. Python's strengths (at least in what
I've found uses for) is in reporting to formats like excel or pdf. Look
at this thread from a while back where we talk about accessing files.
http://archive.midrange.com/opensource/201607/msg00042.html




Kevin Bucknum
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From: MIDRANGE-L [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Mohammad Tanveer
Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 8:01 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Python on iSeries

I was wondering if there are some good working examples with File I/Os
.
may be with printer files and DSPF? Python looks like good old DOS
based QBASIC to me with some advance features...I am trying to practice
it using www.codecademy.com for python

On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 5:16 AM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I couldn't remember how far back iSeriesPython went so I chickened out

and qualified it with "Open Source products provided by IBM" ....

Thanks for weighing in.

Pete Helgren
www.petesworkshop.com
GIAC Secure Software Programmer-Java
Twitter - Sys_i_Geek IBM_i_Geek

On 1/12/2017 5:26 PM, John Yeung wrote:

On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 3:09 PM, Pete Helgren <pete@xxxxxxxxxx>

wrote:

You may want to post over on the Open Source list (
opensource@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
. There are several folks who use Python regularly on that list,
although they may also be lurking here. And, just to be clear an
"iSeries" won't be able to run the current Open Source products
provided by IBM because an iSeries is no longer a supported model.
But an IBM i running a Power 6 or better processor and 7.1 or higher

of the IBM i OS should do just fine....

All true, but it is also possible he was talking about iSeriesPython,

which runs on everything from V5R3 on up. (I am aware of older
versions that have been used in production on V4R4 machines, but I
don't know how you would go about getting those older versions
today.)

John Y.

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