What are the Pro's and Con's of using win32api for I/O and other things instead of simply Python, if both have a specific function for it
I mean, using PyWin32 vs Win32Api
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The most obvious thing seems to be losing cross-platform compatibilty. Python runs on a number of different platforms, none of which has a win32 API except MS Windows.
x0n
2010-07-28 22:43:48
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con
- (lack of) portability
- harder/more error prone
pro
- performance (potentially, it must be measured, as will depend on more than just the api calls)
BioBuckyBall
2010-07-28 22:44:31
Do you have benchmarks that back up your performance claim? (Especially since python now has an I/O implementation in C)
Arafangion
2010-07-29 00:02:03
@Arafangion Not specifically for I\O, but he said "I/O and other things". Perf is always something you have to verify in your particular case. I will add detail there.
BioBuckyBall
2010-07-29 16:46:51