Arguments for using Python

[diwanh at monica.cs.rpi.edu]

aahz at pythoncraft.com (Aahz) writes:

>Expanding on Roy's response: Tell them to read comp.security.announce.
>Ask them how many of those applications are written in C/C++, and how
>many of the security holes are caused by buffer problems.  They should
>also be familiar with comp.risks if they're going to argue about
>security issues.

	Careless coding is possible in any language. It's human nature. C/C++
can be written in a secure manner (see for example OpenBSD) or an insecure
manner (eg comp.risks/bugtraq). The fact that more software with bugs is
written in C is a direct result of more software being WRITTEN in C and more
widely deployed. How many people run the Linux kernel vs. the number running
Zope? I think I've made my point.
	Having said that, Python makes it more difficult to write sloppy code.
Nevertheless, it is still possible to do so.
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