[Simh] OpenVMS 7.3 and Python

[Paul Koning]

> On Nov 3, 2017, at 3:01 PM, Gary Lee Phillips <tivo.overo at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone know of a version of Python for OpenVMS 7.3 on VAX?
> 
> I have seen the versions for Alpha and IA64, and remarks stating that the C runtime library on the 32 bit version of OpenVMS is "hostile" to Python. However, I have seen Python (perhaps not the latest and greatest, but certainly Python) on 32 bit Linux machines. Could the 32 bit open source Python not be ported to VAX OpenVMS? 

I don't know; I thought that Python was supported there in earlier releases.  At least I remember reading a release note saying support had been dropped, due to the lack of a maintainer to keep it working.  Perhaps a maintainer could be found?

	paul