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Hey IR! How are you all doing? I've just got a small question. Anyone familiar with Python here?

For those curious, reason I ask is I plan on using Python on my next project. Got some ideas and I want to see how Python can do what I envision.

I know the basic language but have not done anything that interesting with it. I made a simple paint program with it in school lol. That is about the most real thing I have done with it. Oh, and we also had to make screen scrapers with it.

I used python extensively with the TMMOKIT and still use it for my arduino and Raspberry Pi projects. Not my favorite language but it has its uses. Pygame has some fun things on it.

http://www.pygame.org/news.html


https://wiki.python.org/moin/PythonGameLibraries

Yeah, I also agree it is not my favorite language. I still don't understand why it gets as much love as it does. All these people yell about how easy development with it is, but it seems that these people just moved straight from C to Python or something, because almost every scripting language has the same benefits. Javascript is just as easy and pleasant to work with.

Even if I don't like Python, I can tell you that it has actually a lot more to offer than Javascript.

- First of all, it's a true object oriented language, you can define classes, and they are really well supported.
- Lamda expression and near LINQ is also available in Python.
- It's now a multi purpose scripting language from OS stuff, web, GUI and more.
- It has also a pretty good support for math stuff
- It is easy to integrate in softwares for giving scripting support
- It comes pre-installed in all Linux installations I know
- It is fully multi plateform (win, unix, linux, mac os, and more)

Enough ?

Now, if you ask me if I would use it for some bigger project? nope.

True, they are not completely comparable, but most languages aren't. Javascript obviously has a list of things that can't be done in Python as well. I do get it's usefulness in things like OS scripting and other places where JS isn't available, I don't get the love the language gets nor the push to try to bring everything into the Python world.

Haha, well I feel it is the perfect language to settle in for this project I'm working on. I'll post something up if I ever get it off the ground. LOL!