Switch from perl to python?
Mike Meyer
mwm at mired.org
Sat Dec 14 05:39:47 EST 2002
elechak at bigfoot.com (Erik Lechak) writes:
> Why should I use python rather than perl?
OO libraries. Python's libraries grew after it became OO, and tend to
be OO. This makes modifying them to do other things - my case was
adding support for the FTP account feature - much saner than doing the
same for Perls libraries. There are probably as many reasons as there
are converts.
> Where is python's equivalent to CPAN?
The Vaults of Parnasus <URL: http://www.vex.net/parnassus/ > is
probably the closest thing in terms of a software collection. I don't
believe there's an auto-fetch-and-install system yet.
> Are there any benchmark comparisons between python and perl?
There are. Check google for them.
> Are python threads fully functional?
I believe the answer is yes, but it depends on what you mean by "fully
functional". You can also use the threading in PyQt if you want
something different.
> How active is python development (interpreter, modules)?
Very.
> What are python's shortcomings?
No native code compiler. Pippy is stuck at 1.5.2.
> Can I distribute a reliable python/GUI application without including
> the source (not interested in obfuscation or source filters)?
I assume you could ship the .pyc files, but I'm not sure how well it
would work.
<mike
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