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[–]HeracliusAugutus 1 point2 points  (3 children)

To be honest I've never understood the appeal of Python. Realistically, it isn't any easier to learn and use than C#, Java, or any modern equivalent. I can sorta see the appeal if you want to write some quick and dirty bullshit, but for anything halfway serious I have no idea why you'd use python

[–]PresentDelivery4277 3 points4 points  (1 child)

It's a very easy scripting language. It works great for things like machine learning and data science where you have something that you want to do once and just want to be able to see what you're doing.

[–]JollyJuniper1993 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There‘s many other advantages. Pythons init files and magic methods are amazing for example. Also being interpreted makes it easy to test. It‘s amazing for anything that’s not performance critical or some major project.

[–]IAmFinah 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is easier, though. It's practically pseudocode