why should I learn python

[vanrpeterson at gmail.com]

Why use Python?
1)Easy to read, debug and think.
2)Same language for batch scripting, server programming and dynamic
web page creation.
3)Libraries like wxPython for desktop and Cherrypy for web
development.
4)Pythonic JavaScript Library Mochikit.
5)Engineered for reality, not corporate proprietary control
(Microsoft).
6)Less code than Java the Huge.
7)Friendly with C for optimization, if necessary.
8)Works well with SQL, especially PostgreSQL.
9)Everybody is using it, even Microsoft with IronPython.
10)One of the dominant languages driving robotics.
11)Works nicely with UNICODE.
12)Liberal license.
13)And lastly, if you hate programming as I do, you will love Python.
Belief is when someone else does the thinking.  ~ Buckminster Fuller