Python Usage

[Tim Daneliuk]

"cddlens at yahoo.com" wrote:
> 
> I'm currently investigating Python for potential
> company adoption, and it seems to be quite powerful.
> I have some fundamental questions however:
> 
> Is Python commonly used throughout an enterprise (such
> as within IT, MIS) for script generation, or mostly by
> software groups and teams that have dedicated
> programmers writing full-blown applications?  Is often
> used by system managers as a replacement for batch
> files or multiplatform scripting?  Is it more common
> within software/technology organizations or within
> other sectors such as financial and manufacturing?
> 

I am relatively new to Python but have a fair bit of experience
in industry, so take these observations in that context:

1) perl is probably more common as a scripting tool and so too is VB script.
   But, perl is (or can be) a maintenance headache and VBS is missing
   some essential features such as cross-platform support and regular
   expression handling.  Python, IMO, is starting to get a lot of buzz
   in this community and is on the upswing.

2) Judging from the posts here and snooping around the web, it seems clear
   that Python is very popular in communities where computing is essential,
   but not the central element of the work.  Examples include scientific
   applications, reducing and analyzing large data sets, data conversion,
   and so on.


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Tim Daneliuk
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