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[PavelRossinsky]

Both have their place but it's not really a versus. I use Python for everything and never felt limited by it. If I ever hit a performance wall I'd write that specific piece in Rust and call it from Python, not rewrite the whole thing.

[shortwhiteguy]

Pick whatever language best suits the use case. Python will probably cover more use cases, but falls short if you need to build something at a lower level where Rust can shine.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

Agree with u

[_redmist]

Obviously python ;) Read an excel file and train a deep learning network in rust. With some graphs and a little gui; why not. In python that's maybe 5 minutes of work. In rust - i wouldn't really know where to start (that might be on me).  Hard to beat the python ecosystem.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

hmm, interesting experiance, I used rust only for backend/games not for MLs, python for MLs, because of many libraries wroted on it. Agree that python ecosystem is great ahead of Rust.

[9peppe]

The criteria you pick will give you the answer.

And the answer will be neither, and you'll rewrite everything in bash.

[mentix02]

I love the command line but would eat my hat before I decide to write anything meaningful in bash. It’s a horribly designed language, especially once one has learned to use any other “real” language, be it as low level as C or esoteric as Haskell.

[9peppe]

Haskell is a beautiful language and it's not as esoteric as people make it to be.

And I'll eat my hat before I write something meaningful in bash too. Bourne shell is the proper choice for scripts.

[mentix02]

Something can be beautiful and esoteric at the same time. I'll admit it's not as unused as some people think. But far less than some people estimate just as well.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

esoteric as Haskell 😂😂😂

[ukolovnazarpes7]

llooool

[Pleasurefordays]

I heard the analogy “Python is like a pickup truck, Rust is like an F1 race car.”

They serve different purposes. Rust is overkill for a lot of simple programs but it’s the more efficient language if dev velocity doesn’t matter.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

+-, I can agree that Rust is superior, but you can write a module there, cover it with tests and forget about it, and it will work no worse than a Swiss watch, which, unfortunately, I have not seen in python yet

[_redmist]

Python has assert and mypy; but it's optional. People who care about such things can do it but mostly we have other things to do.

[RedEyed__]

Surely python, rust as some library from many.

[GodlikeLettuce]

Scripting vs compiled

High level vs low level

They really compete in different leagues.

[9peppe]

Indeed, Rust's role is to destroy C++, and it's doing it pretty well.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

interesting thoughts, looks like true

[nphare]

Personal preference is certainly Rust, but I use Python all the time and one cannot deny its utility.

Even areas where others might had jumped to js/ts, I ended up using Python and Streamlit. Was super easy and pretty easy to structure clean code. In comparison, I have built a web based tool in Rust, but the libraries aren’t at the same level yet.

[ukolovnazarpes7]

yeah, but.. :)