What is Python good for?

[Tim Hammerquist]

Me parece que Steve <stevesusenet at yahoo.com> dijo:
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> By that, I mean most languages try to do it all, but they usually end
> up having unique strengths in some areas that draw users to it.

> Java is great for server side programming.

Wouldn't know.

> Perl is easy, and has a
> lot of built in features for text processing.

I'm the resident "I like and use Perl, but I try not to mention it" guy
in the newsgroup. And while I like it, it certainly wasn't easy to
_learn_.  Once I grokked it, however, it has become easy to _use_. But,
it takes all kinds, eh?

> Visual Basic makes
> generating windows client app interfaces very fast.

See below.

> What is Python's major strength?  What benefit will someone have by
> taking the time to learn it?

1.  very clear and concise syntax
2.  maintainable code
3.  excellent, flexible OO design
4.  quick and easy GUI design with Tkinter, or a myriad of others.
    (w/ portability undreamed of by VB)

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