Aravind wrote: > hi, > > some of my friends told that python and java are similar in the idea of > platform independency. Can anyone give me an idea as i'm a newbie to java > and python but used to C++. My idea is to develop an app which can run both > in windows and linux.
That's true to an extent. Both Java and Python come with extensive standard libraries, providing a useful toolkit for the programmer. Python does have a number of cross-platform GUI toolkits abailable too, including one in the standard library, although WxWidgets (formerly WxWindows) is also popular. I'd say that Python is easier to learn and more productive as a language, but Java has a much larger selection of add-ons and libraries available. I can't give you much more help without knowing what the app will do, and therefore what language features or library/framework support would be helpful. Simon Hibbs -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list