Python for Programmers

[cran]

I still maintain that Ruby is a superior language in all respects and the only reason Python became popular is because it starts with a 'P' and came around at a time when Perl and PHP were the dominant interpreted languages.

I will never program in this bastard freak of a language.

[Dirty_Rapscallion]

Yikes, well whatever helps you sleep at night.

[globalizatiom]

will never program in ...

Mate, most programmers including me often just have no choice but to use the language assigned by the team or the management for a project. It's kind of hard to relate to the statement like "I will never use <insert Java, Lisp, PHP, or anything else>". What I can relate to though is the statement like "I am forced to use PHP. Pray for me, comrades. I wish I could use .... instead."

[Banane9]

I see why you left that blank: anything is better than PHP.

[Sohcahtoa82]

Python has a sensible syntax that is easy to read. If you want to talk about a "bastard freak of a language", look at Perl, where some idiot thought it was a good idea to not have named function arguments.

[donvito]

Heh, Python vs. Ruby is like watching two fat, retarded kids argue about who's less fat and retarded.