Vicent Giner wrote:
Hello.
I am new to Python. It seems a very interesting language to me. Its
simplicity is very attractive.
However, it is usually said that Python is not a compiled but
interpreted programming language —I mean, it is not like C, in that
sense.
I am working on my PhD Thesis, which is about Operations Research,
heuristic algorithms, etc., and I am considering the possibility of
programming all my algorithms in Python.
The usual alternative is C, but I like Python more.
The main drawbacks I see to using Python are these:
* As far as I understand, the fact that Python is not a compiled
language makes it slower than C, when performing huge amounts of
computations within an algorithm or program.
* I don't know how likely it is to find libraries in Python related to
my research field.
* I know Python is a "serious" and mature programming language, of
course. But I do not know if it is seen as "just funny" in a research
context. Is Python considered as a good programming language for
implementing Operations Research algorithms, such as heuristics and
other soft-computing algorithms?
You definitely should take a look at Sage: http://www.sagemath.org/
This may offer all you need, based on Python integrating a lot of
other programs!
Jaap
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