Python v PHP: fair comparison?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

walterbyrd a écrit :
> Bjoern Schliessmann wrote:
> 
>>walterbyrd wrote:
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>>>- PHP has a lower barrier to entry
>>
>>Which kind of barrier do you mean -- syntax, availability, ...?
> 
> 
> Putting php into a web-site is as easy as throwing some php code into a
> my html file, and maybe giving the file a php extension. I can get php
> hosting for $10 a year easy.
> 
> This may not be what you want for a major developement project,

Not even for a minor one. While one can write not-trivial applications 
in PHP, the kind of work this requires would greatly benefit from a real 
programming language (vs a Q&D web scripting language).

> but the
> barrier to entry is very low.
> 
Ok. This observation is very specific to web development. Python is a 
general purpose programming language. And from this POV, it's IMHO much 
easier to learn. And not only because you don't need Apache to use it.