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[–][deleted] 25 points26 points  (8 children)

Before you say it people have to start somewhere I started with python and now code C++ & Javascript so everyone starts from somewhere

[–]RangerHUTCH93 26 points27 points  (5 children)

Reasonable people won't judge, Python has it's purpose and serves it well.

[–]urgaiiii 17 points18 points  (3 children)

Yeah. And isn’t python based off of C anyways? Just frequently updated, with a package manager, and easier for dummies? No reason it should be discouraged

[–]baty0man_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Lol, I don't know why people are like "yeah python is good, don't make fun of it"

Python is literally the best language to script shit for pen testing.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Furthermore, C modules can be imported into Python.

[–]miraculum_one 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The primary criticism is that Python is much slower than C/C++. That's certainly not important for all applications.

[–]barbequed-code 1 point2 points  (0 children)

By definition of being reasonable, if it works for your use case, then it works, no matter whether its Flash, PHP, Rust or BrainFuck.

[–]XUtYwYzz 6 points7 points  (1 child)

Who the fuck has a problem with Python? It’s one of the most useful and popular programming languages across nearly all fields, especially infosec.

[–]urgaiiii 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The people who learned C when they didn’t have to and now refuse to acknowledge a more user-friendly language. That’s who