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The startup time of the Python interpreter in particular disqualifies it for many tasks one would otherwise use it for. It disqualifies it for instance for win
by Blikkentrekker 6y ago
The startup time of the Python interpreter in particular disqualifies it for many tasks one would otherwise use it for.
It disqualifies it for instance for window management scripts for which it's latency is too high.
- neolog 6y agoI use a python window manager, it's great. http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/ http://docs.qtile.org/en/latest/
- Blikkentrekker 6y agoIf the actual window manager be written in Python, one obviously does not face the startup issue. If one attempt to send E.W.M.H. to the window manager using Python scripts, then one is faced with that.
- gjvc 6y agoE.W.M.H. == https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Window_Manager_Hints https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Window_Manager_Hints
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