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Status Under review
Workspace z/OS
Categories General
Created by Guest
Created on Feb 14, 2024

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Bundle python with the z/OS base system

Including Python as a part of z/OS will offer several advantages, similar to REXX being bundled with z/OS. Python is an extremely versatile programming language with a wide range of applications, from web development to data analysis, artificial intelligence, scientific computing, and more. By including Python with the base operating system, users can access the language without the need for additional downloads or installations, which may rely on a separate team of people to deploy the software. Due to Python's ubiquitous nature on other platforms, this would serve to significantly lower the barrier-to-entry for IT professionals to be useful and productive on the platform while being effective on other platforms simultaneously.

Idea priority Medium
  • Guest
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    |     Mar 13, 2024

    As companion software, I suggest including Z Open Automation Utilities (ZOAU) which provides Python APIs. Also, offering enterprise support for the Python ibm-db package for zDB2 access would be necessary.

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