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IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python

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    Python byte code only interpreter

    The least privilege security and privacy control restricts compiles to the sandbox/development environments only. Unfortunately, the PYTHON interpreter, in addition to executing byte code, also executes source code (it has built in automatic just ...
    7 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Not under consideration

    zosload or zoslink function in ctypes module on z/OS

    The standard Python ctypes (and/or CFFI) module provides a CDLL function to load an operating system DLL, whose entry points can then be invoked by passing a list of arguments to the nominated entry point: mylib = ctypes.CDLL("library_name")rc = m...
    7 months ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 0 Future consideration

    ibm_db to be shipped with supported driver

    IBM should ship the the ibm_db driver with their Python for z/OS. Underway is a DBA modernization initiative where we are bringing in modern tooling and languages such as Python for z/OS and in particular the ibm_db library for communicating with ...
    over 2 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Not under consideration

    Provide support for PANDAS

    Can support be provided for the PANDAS package please? This is one of the most common and essential packages used within the Python community and is required on the z/OS platform too. Any Site/Product that provides Jupyter Notebooks for python bas...
    over 4 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 2 Functionality already exists

    Python and PL1 integration interface

    Provide an interface to call PL1 modules from Python (and possibly vice versa). The interface shall support the passing of parameters and ideally works in both directions (Python calling PL1, PL1 calling Python).
    over 4 years ago in IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python 3 Future consideration

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