php vs python

[Jerry Stuckle]

Curtis wrote:
> Paul Rubin wrote:
>> notbob <notbob at nothome.com> writes:
>>> Well, that's my actual question, then.  Is php really so bad I'm just
>>> wasting my time?  Or is it really the quickest way to blog 
>>> functionality?
>>
>> php is very easy to get started with and some big sites have been
>> written in it.  There is lots of low cost php hosting available.  It
>> is not as good a language as Python.  However, Python's advantages are
>> strongest in more complex projects.  For simple stuff, php is frankly
>> less hassle just because of its wide deployment and that extensive
>> function library that the blog post your quoted described as a bad
>> thing.  Python's libraries are not bad, but php's are more intensely
>> focused on web apps and includes what you need as part of the standard
>> build.  With Python, if you want a database adapter or web template
>> framework, you have to choose between a bunch of different ones and
>> download and configure it which often involves head scratching when
>> the auto-install stuff hits some quirk of your system.  With php, it's
>> all right there when you flip the switch.
>>
>> Knowing lots of languages is good for you.  php is probably your
>> quickest route to getting a rudimentary web app running.  Python
>> is a longer term project.  Do both.
> 
> PHP is more than capable for handling large projects, not just small 
> scripting jobs. However, Paul's right about PHP being more driven toward 
> web development, where as Python may be better for different types of apps.
> 
> Even then, I think your first reply was best, it just comes down to what 
> you have more fun writing. Both languages are equally capable of getting 
> the job done.
> 
> -- 
> Curtis

Not true.  PHP is quite capable of writing large, non-web based 
projects.  While it's non-browser based display capabilities are 
somewhat lacking (although there are third party libraries which help a 
lot), I've written some pretty complicated batch scripts in the past.

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