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Meet IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python
IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python is a Python compiler and interpreter for IBM z/OS. It helps support your z/OS applications written in Python. Use it to modernize your critical applications by developing APIs, plug-ins and wrappers to extend business-critical applications for faster delivery.
Features
IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python streamline Python deployment, scalability, and management in a containerized z/OS environment.
Get pre-built Python AI packages from Access to Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS and Python Package Index packages (PyPI) and gain access to a growing collection of several thousand freely available Python community modules and frameworks (from individual programs and components to packages and even entire application development frameworks). These modules are available from the Python Package Index.
IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python is now enabled in the IBM z/OS Container Platform to streamline Python deployment, scalability, and management in a containerized environment.
Leverage zIIP specialty processors to offload Python workloads that normally run on general processors. This enables flexible deployment of Python applications to reduce cost, accelerate digital transformation and free up CPU resources.
Using Python's codecs package—the standard Python encoding facilities—you can produce and consume data in EBCDIC, UTF and several other encodings.
Bring the modern Python programming language to the z/OS platform. Python is an easy-to-learn, high-level, interpreted and general-purpose dynamic programming language that focuses on code readability, enabling you to build fast and scalable applications. Take advantage of the colocation of your data and existing applications on IBM Z® to increase throughput and reduce response time. You can control which data will be exposed externally, while keeping your confidential data secure on the IBM Z platform.
Access to the Python Standard Library provides you with an extensive set of functions that can save development resources and reduce costs when creating applications. The library includes highly used programming tasks in areas like string operations, cryptology, threading, networking, internet and web service tools, operating system interfaces and protocols. Developers can use these modules to fulfill common application tasks, allowing them to concentrate on implementing business functions while writing fewer lines of code.
Get pre-built Python AI packages from Access to Python AI Toolkit for IBM z/OS and Python Package Index packages (PyPI) and gain access to a growing collection of several thousand freely available Python community modules and frameworks (from individual programs and components to packages and even entire application development frameworks). These modules are available from the Python Package Index.
IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python is now enabled in the IBM z/OS Container Platform to streamline Python deployment, scalability, and management in a containerized environment.
Leverage zIIP specialty processors to offload Python workloads that normally run on general processors. This enables flexible deployment of Python applications to reduce cost, accelerate digital transformation and free up CPU resources.
Using Python's codecs package—the standard Python encoding facilities—you can produce and consume data in EBCDIC, UTF and several other encodings.
Bring the modern Python programming language to the z/OS platform. Python is an easy-to-learn, high-level, interpreted and general-purpose dynamic programming language that focuses on code readability, enabling you to build fast and scalable applications. Take advantage of the colocation of your data and existing applications on IBM Z® to increase throughput and reduce response time. You can control which data will be exposed externally, while keeping your confidential data secure on the IBM Z platform.
Access to the Python Standard Library provides you with an extensive set of functions that can save development resources and reduce costs when creating applications. The library includes highly used programming tasks in areas like string operations, cryptology, threading, networking, internet and web service tools, operating system interfaces and protocols. Developers can use these modules to fulfill common application tasks, allowing them to concentrate on implementing business functions while writing fewer lines of code.
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The pax download format, including z/OS UNIX System Services, is popular in UNIX environments and offers a similar user experience. The SMP/E software installation and maintenance tool on z/OS can manage SMP/E installable images and their fix packs. Take advantage of IBM support to open service requests addressed in documented turnaround times with optional S&S.
The pax download format, including z/OS UNIX System Services, is popular in UNIX environments and offers a similar user experience.
The SMP/E software installation and maintenance tool on z/OS can manage SMP/E installable images and their fix packs. It offers optional no-charge S&S for IBM support.
Flexible installation, update and maintenance
Local and DIY installation for flexible deployment
Managed using SMP/E
No license charge
Run your own applications
Full functionality
Includes Python on z/OS container image
IBM Software Subscription and Support (S&S)
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Installation and configuration
Requirements, installation and configuration information for editions.
The requirements for installing IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python pax edition.
A checklist providing the key configuration steps for a successful installation.
A checklist providing the key configuration steps for a successful installation.
Instructions for customizing and configuring the environment of IBM Open Enterprise SDK for Python.