>>Date: Wed, 30 May 2001 17:09:14 +0100
>>From: Jose Abilio Oliveira Matos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: LyX Users <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>Subject: Re: Languages (was Re: sorting tables?)
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>>On Wed, May 30, 2001 at 01:58:18PM +0200, ben wrote:
>>> Allan Rae a écrit :
>>>
>>> > [...]
>>> >
>>> > Anyway, past discussions have usually ended up with Python as best because
>>> > it's readable/writable even for newbies. Scheme/Lisp usually dropped as a
>>> > bad idea because no-one cares to type all the ()'s and Perl as a possible
>>> > second language.
>>>
>>> What are the advantages of python in comparison to perl? For what purpose
this
>>> language was developped for? I ask this because I don't know this
language...
>>> Besides, I agree that scheme/lisp is perfectly horrible.
>>
>> Python is a general purpose, script language.
>>
>> I will not tell you what are the advantage of python over perl, I will
>>just tell you why I like python over perl.
>>
>> I have used perl before, and now I use python because the syntax is very
>>clear, the programs are easy to read after two years without looking to them.
>>
>> I like the clear OO model over the one in perl.
>>
>> Most of the time I use it as prototype language before passing it to
>>C(++), when I need speed.
>>
>> Other times I use it as glue language both to write the tools I use to
>>treat the simulation data I get and to automate the action of different
>>other programs.
>>
>> The clear syntax is a big win for me, and although it is possible to write
>>programs that are easy to read with perl it is a lot more dificult to do so.
>>
>> I need lots of time to use number crunching programs and the Numerical
>>module is superb for that. I mention this because python is very easy to
>>extend. That was the reason why the authors of the Module decided to use it.
>>
>> All the aspects of the language appear to be very well thought, and this
>>is a feeling that grows as you learn more about it.
>>
>> One other feature I like is ability to run it in an interactive session.
>>
>> Just some thoughts, there is very good documentation at
>>http://www.python.org
>>
>>> BG
>>
>> A-python-convict ly
>>--
>>José
Any equivalent of the CGI.pm Perl module and the various gateways
towards SGBD or OLE data structures ? (a bit off the LyX thread, but...)
--
Jean-Pierre
