Python Written in C?

[Tim Rowe]

2008/7/21 Krishnakant Mane <hackingkk at gmail.com>:

> First off all c# is absolute rubbish waist of time.

What a pity others are joining in this pointless language flame-war.

Look, I recently had to write a script for manipulating some data; I
struggled to organise it in Python and in C++, but when I tried C#
everything fell naturally into place and I had it done in next to no
time. Other times it has been Python or C++ that has been the most
natural way to express what I'm trying to do.  Just because /you/
don't like C# doesn't mean it's rubbish or a waste of time; personally
I loathe Perl, but I respect the fact that a lot of programmers can
get good results very quickly in it.

I reckon that the programmer who only knows one language is like a
carpenter trying to make a cabinet with just a chisel. Ok for making
the joints (although a hammer would have been handy to hit it with),
not /really/ as good as a plane for getting large areas smooth, and
the blade keeps jumping out when you try to use it as a screwdriver...

The one-language programmer isn't really in a position to choose the
right tool for the job, because they only have one tool. Anybody who
says that a language in real use is a waste of time is denying the
reality of those who find it an effective tool. Similarly, anybody who
says that a language -- any language -- is right for all jobs plainly
doesn't understand that language design involves a lot of compromises,
and that the compromises that are appropriate choices for one task are
inappropriate for another. Python is a great tool. So is C#. You /can/
do the same job with either, but the smart move is to choose the one
that is best adapted to the task in hand.

-- 
Tim Rowe