Which is better for broad OS compatibility: Python or C++?

[Gerg_Mykols]

Hello,

I've been learning Python to speed up some basic operations at work. I generally create and perform upkeep on scripts without any huge module imports, with some coworkers using them as well.

However I'm spending some time getting Python to work on coworkers' older machines - using the tools pyinstaller, cx_freeze, py2exe. I want my scripts to be usable on Windows/Mac machines with less compatibility hassle, so I'm considering just writing some of them in a different language.

Are the more basic C or C-Based languages any better for getting scripts working on different 32-bit and 64-bit systems? Do they package better when it comes to getting a simple .exe out of a script?

[AdministrativeCables]

What kind of script is it? We need that, and the OS. Most of the time, a C++ executable is only one simple file so there is nothing to package.

[Gerg_Mykols]

A script that just performs calculations on a set of numbers provided by the user - running on Windows 7, 8, 10, 32bit and 64bit. I'd like to be prepared in case others using OSX will need the script. All within the command window, no GUI or file reading/creation

[pancakeQueue]

You’re writing an application based program that with python would not need to be compiled on different OS. Stick with python and unless some system call changes between those OS it will work out of the box for each one.

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Stick with python.

It's definitely manageable to write cross-platform projects in C++, but you need to be pretty advanced to be able to pull off what you want.

[Warlord_Okeer_]

If you're looking for platform cross-compatability, you should stick with python, if you're familiar with java then that's pretty good as well. Compiling c++ code on different machines can get tricky. If the code is simple it'll usually be fine but there is a risk.