Python vs C for a mail server

[Jens Theisen]

Nicolas wrote:

> http://nicolas.lehuen.com/

> My two latest problems with coding in C++ are due to the environments :
> libraries using different string types and the whole problem with the
> building system. I love the language, but I get a much better leverage
> through Python and Java due to the quality and ease of use of their
> built-in and third party libraries. I use C++ only for my core data
> structure (namely a tuned version of a ternary search tree which I use
> to build full text indices).

Those points are all valid. I'm using Python for that reason. And there is  
another point that there are good Python bindings for the the more  
important C libraries, but usually no decent C++ wrapper for it.

Jens