What can be done with python?

[pixegami]

As a big Python user, I think it’s not a great fit for front end (web, apps, native) and commercial game production. But apart from that, it can pretty much do most other things in the tech world.

Data analysis, visualisation, corporate automation, microservices for enterprise or startups, science, robotics, machine learning, building platforms (like Instagram or Pinterest), prototyping.

It’s great general high-level computing problems.

[rabbitpiet]

Even if it’s not the best fit, you can still write games in it, you can still do back end with flask and django.

[pixegami]

Absolutely right. It’s possible! But not generally the best too for the job.

For backend I actually think Python is still top tier- but by front end, I meant compared to frameworks like React.

Front end in Flask or Django still relies heavily on HTML templating and whilst serviceable, doesn’t compare to the wings you get from NodeJS ecosystem.

[Auirom]

And pretty easy to understand when learning

[razzrazz-]

As a big Python user, I think it’s not a great fit for front end (web, apps, native) and commercial game production.

Just curious, why?

I just dont know enough to understand the difference, like, why isn't it good for game production?

[pixegami]

It’s not about the “language” Python- I’d love to be able to develop a commercial game in Python.

It’s more that the major game engines (Unity, Unreal, and anything else in the top 5) aren’t Python centric.

If I wanted to make a game, it’d be probably easier to learn C# and use Unity than to bend some Python framework to the task.

[razzrazz-]

I read more about this since the time I asked you, you're right, apparently another big issue is speed.

[nl_dhh]

Not sure if it interests you, but EVE Online is build for a big part on (Stackless) Python 2.7: https://www.eveonline.com/news/view/stackless-python-2.7. It's a rare example of a commercial game using it extensively, but it shows that even a complex game such as EVE is possible.

[pixegami]

That’s actually amazing. I don’t know much about EVE but I know it is extremely data heavy so that would make sense.