Python vs C++

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Le jeudi 21 août 2014 14:54:18 UTC+2, David Palao a écrit :
> Hello,
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> I consider myself a python programmer, although C++ was one of the
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> first languages I learned (not really deeply and long time ago).
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> Now I decided to retake C++, to broaden my view of the business.
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> However, as I progress in learning C++, I cannot take out of my head
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> one question
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>  Why to use C++ instead of python?
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> It is not ranting against C++. I was/am looking for small-medium
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> projects to exercise my C++ skills. But I'm interested in a "genuine"
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> C++ project: some task where C++ is really THE language (and where
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> python is actually a bad ab initio choice).
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> The usual argument in favour of C++ (when comparing to python) is
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> performance. But I'm convinced that, in general, the right approach is
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> "python-profiling-(extension/numpy/Cython/...)". At least for a python
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> programmer. I might be wrong, though.
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> This is, perhaps, a bit off-topic, but I really want to know the
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> thoughts of experienced python programmers on it.
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C++ : I do not know.
Python 3 : a disaster.

jmf