why should I learn python

Grant Edwards grante at visi.com
Thu Sep 6 22:30:41 EDT 2007


On 2007-09-06, windandwaves <nfrancken at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sep 7, 9:50 am, James Stroud <jstr... at mbi.ucla.edu> wrote:
>> Seewww.python.org. Trust us all when we say that its the best.
>>
>
> I get that feeling - yes.  Question is:
>
> 1. what is it good for?

Writing programs.

> 2. why is it so good?

Compared to languages like C/C++ it takes a lot less time to
write a program in Python and results in programs that work.
The programs are also a lot easier to maintain.  And a lot more
portable.

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