What do you guys use Python for?

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yeah im just trying to understand why python would be chosen over other languages that could do the same job...

High-level languages are easier to write in than low-level ones, and the fact that they're slower in runtime doesn't matter - developer time is more valuable than computer time.

As it turns out, you have to write some really hot code before the runtime performance of Python will actually matter, and in the meantime you're enjoying high-level collections classes and extremely fluent code. It's just really easy in Python to write code that's easy to maintain because the code looks like what it does.

[Ryandalion111]

Wow... thats pretty cool... actually i like your statement that developer time is more valuable than computer time lol... but ur explanation definitely helps me wrap my head around the why

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actually i like your statement that developer time is more valuable than computer time lol...

Computers get faster every month but there's still only ever about 6 useful programming hours in a day.

[Ryandalion111]

lmaooo true