python a bust?

[Thomas Guettler]

Am Thu, 13 Nov 2003 16:10:36 -0800 schrieb John Howard:

> I've sent several messages over the last year asking about python - 
> Who teaches python? Is python losing steam? etc. I have noticed, eg,
> the declinng number of books at my local borders. The last time I
> visited a borders (last week), there was 1 (sic) book about python on
> the shelve compared to dozens on perl & java! On my last inquiry about
> who teaching python, I got two, maybe three, responses. I really want
> to see python succeed! It's the best language I've seen. I see a lot
> on www.python.org about development, but little on usage. I sent a
> message to someone on the python site (I forget who - I know, no
> excuse) about what I've done done on a site (grades, web application,
> web registration, etc). No reponse. Sorry to ramble, but I wanted to
> say a lot, but not have to go into a lot of detail.

Me, too. I like python very much. But most people
who use computers since 1996 use either java, perl, C or bash.

They know their language and don't want to change.

One reason could be: python is too simple. If you write
code that nobody understands (perl) you are a guru.

 thomas