Diving into the Python pool....

[David LeBlanc]

Hi Jordan;

(Firstly, you're likely to get more responses if you post in plain text and
not html - many people just delete such messages.)

In my personal opinion (one shared by many others), Python is THE language
for almost any development task. My background is with C, C++ and scripting
languages and a smattering of Java (which I happen to dislike intensely).

There are an enormous quantity of application development frameworks for
developing web apps with Python. The preeminenant one is Zope
(www.zope.org). You can find a wealth of additional information about Python
at www.python.org. You'll also find a link to the python wiki there and it
has many pointers to python web app frameworks, python advocacy and other
tools.

HTH,

David LeBlanc
Seattle, WA USA
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Subject: Diving into the Python pool....


Hi...after strolling through these threads for some while now, and
comparing the generally benign tone here with the rather elitist edge of
other programming communities, I think I'd like to get my feet firmly onto
Terra Pythonia.
I'm a little reluctant to plow in headfirst, however, mainly because I had
my heart set on becoming a Java programmer, but I think I need to be more
realistic about programming fundamentals, since I am doing this completely
self-study.
Python is, if I understand correctly, an object-oriented language with a
much simpler syntax than Java, yet compatible in applicability, especially
web-related, is this correct?
My primary focus is to create streamlined, rapid-deployment web applications
(PHP and JSP portal sites, etc), but from what I've seen, Python can be used
or adapted to achieve comparable results; am I on the right track, or should
I continue to nurture the Java bean?
Any frank, level-headed input would be much appreciated.
Thanks......
Jordan