try reading this link :) http://vsbabu.org/webdev/pydev/python10.html
'jopoy Andy Sy said: >> Message: 12 >> From: optimus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Organization: Abbey Road Recording Studios >> >> Is it because Python's syntax is easy-to-learn and elegant? > > Yes, extremely elegant. Different enough from C that to take > full advantage, you're going to have to reorient your thinking > quite a bit, but it's all downhill (and quite a steep > one too!) from there, trust me. > >> Is it because the multiple ways of doing a certain task in Perl tends >> to confuse and eludes optimization? > > For me... primarily because it makes understanding code > a real chore. > >> Can Python meet all your scripting needs? >> Is Python indeed an excellent "glue language" for >> Linux programming tasks? > > Definitely. All my scripting needs and much, much, > much more. I'm even thinking of writing (or at least > prototyping) Open GL games and graphics apps using Python > (with C extensions). I've discovered 'scripting' nature > turns out to be quite suited for even mainstream apps! > Bruce Eckel (a C++/Java guru) was quoted as saying he was > thinking of using Python for all his future projects and > this was what made me invest time learning Python after > ignoring it for so many years. Now I understand what > made him say that. > >> Can you exclusively use Python? Or can you somehow embed >> Perl in ways and tasks where Python is deficient? > > The one part I can think of where Python may fall short > of Perl is in super intensive text processing. But really, > Python's libraries are already so rich that I find myself > using only a small fraction of what it has. > > The only caveat: Python performance is not the best around. > But... think about this, before I tried Python, my philosophy > was: screw any language that does not give me full speed. > After being exhilarated with Python's excellent syntax and > facilities, my philosophy became: To hell with execution > speed. Premature optimization is indeed the root of all evil. > Give me a language with the best notation possible. I'll > worry about optimization once I get the design right. I like > the fact that I can code C (no C++ thank you) extensions cleanly > for Python although what I really wish for is to be able to > code Pascal extensions hehehe. Pascal is a LOT cleaner than > C. > > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at > http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at > http://marc.free.net.ph > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
