Why would I learn Python over other languages?

[Charif Lakchiri]

Thank you all for the enlighting information and opinions. It was very, very 
helpful.
I have setup up Python on my system and played around a bit with, and I have 
to admit that it's surprisingly simple and easy to get things done with it.
However, in my "quest" for interpreted oo scripting languages, I also came 
across a language called Ruby. I know it's a lot to ask, but I would really 
appreciate a few words, no great detail, comparing Python to Ruby from those 
of you who have experience with both.
Thank you again.
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charif


"Charif Lakchiri" <charif at kuc.biglobe.ne.jp> wrote in message 
news:cciknr$9l0$1 at bgsv5648.tk.mesh.ad.jp...
> Okay, here's what I know so far about Python:
> It's an object-oriented scripting language, supported on many platforms.
>
> Now here are my questions:
> It is easy to learn?
> Does it support GUI programming?
> Does it support server-side programming, say for web apps?
> Does it have extensions and libraries, say for DB connectivity, serial com
> or network programming...?
> Can it be used for administrative tasks, say as perl...?
> Also, can it be compiled to native code?
>
> Also much appreciated would be simple comparisons with say JAVA (my other
> candidate), and pointers to sites and docs where to start.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
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> charif
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