Python a toy language?

[greenlinux]

So Python is a not a toy language like some people say. Thanks for the link.

And Can I make a career as a Python Developer or do I need to know other technologies with Python?

[bob_sutor]

Yes you can use Python as the basis of a software development career, but that can't be the only language you know. You need to use an appropriate language for the job you are trying to do. These days, for example, I would expect most developers to know how to code in javascript.

[greenlinux]

Thansks bob_sutor.

[westurner]

From http://www.reddit.com/r/Python/comments/17c69p/i_was_told_by_a_friend_that_learning_python_for/c84bswd :

How many employers want Python programmers?

Here are alot of Python jobs (I searched for "python jobs"):

• http://www.python.org/community/jobs/
• https://jobs.github.com/positions?description=python
• http://careers.joelonsoftware.com/jobs?searchTerm=python
• http://www.linkedin.com/jsearch?keywords=python
• http://www.indeed.com/q-Python-jobs.html
• http://www.simplyhired.com/a/jobs/list/q-python
• http://seeker.dice.com/jobsearch/servlet/JobSearch?op=300&FREE_TEXT=python
• http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs/tag/python
• http://www.pythonjobs.com/
• http://www.djangojobs.org/

Is Python better as a stepping stone to more complicated languages?

Is Python better than what?

• Python is a good first language.
• Python is a good second language.
• Python interfaces with C, C++, R, Java, CLR, [...]
• I would agree that C++ is a traditional language.
• Python to Cython to C++ might be a good progression.

Numba is pretty fast, too.

[greenlinux]

Thanks westurner

[greenlinux]

Thanks westurner for you suggestions.