Using python as primary language

[Jens]

On 8 Nov., 08:52, Michel Albert <exh... at gmail.com> wrote:
> In our company we are looking for one language to be used as default
> language. So far Python looks like a good choice (slacking behind
> Java). A few requirements that the language should be able cope with
> are:
>
> * Database access to Sybase.
>   This seems to be available for python, but the windows-binaries for
> the library
>   are not available. Self-Compiling them proved to be non-trivial (As
> always
>   on windows).
> * Easy GUI creation.
>   Solved using PyQt.
> * Cross Platform (Linux + Windows).
>   Again, PyQt, solves this
> * Easy deployment.
>   Solved using py2exe + innosetup
> * Charting (Histograms, Line charts, bar charts, pie charts, ...)
>   I am currently looking into PyQwt, which looks promising.
> * Report generation with GUI support
>   reportlab + rml?
>
> So far, nearly all point seems to be manageable. But I was not yet
> able to find a solution for the report generation. What we would like
> to have is a sort of GUI interface to prepare the reports without
> having to "code" the positioning. I found reportlab, and it looks like
> it can do all that is needed in terms of output. But you still have to
> code the report. And this is a no go. In context, I found RML and saw
> links to graphical RML editors. But I have not yet found a concrete
> example code, or documentation. What am I missing? Is RML a reportlab
> creation or is it a recognised open standard? If not, is there an open
> standard, that is easily to process with python?
>
> Any pointers? I would prefer coding Python to coding Java or
> worse..... VB ;) which is another contender in our roundup.

I've been using Java since 1998, and Python for just about a year.
I've tried to do an objective analysis of the two languages. Both
languages have good and weak points, but personally I'd choose Python.
In the end, its a matter of personal taste and preferences. They're
both good languages. Try them both and see which one you like. Also,
try to write a wishlist for what you'd like in a language, and then
compare the wishlist to Java and Python.

About graphing - you should really try the NumPy/Matplotlib
combination. Works similar to MatLab.

About VB - I've coded a lot of VB. It is a very easy language to start
out with and it's based on .NET. Again, it depends on your needs, but
make that wishlist and compare with Java and Python.

Good luck!