Python is slithering onto my radar, again
# 2003-06-04 11:50:36 -0400 | Java | 4 CommentsI’ve written maybe 10 “real” Python programs. Not “real-world” in the sense that they were used in commercial applications, but “real” in the sense that they were completed programs, often “glue” programs, that solved a real problem (often just a problem for me or my work mates). That probably includes about 2 or 3 Jython programs.
But I now-days, I would never use Python off-the-bat, I’d use Java. Even in many cases where Python might be more suited (like file/text processing). Why? Because I am just so much more familiar with Java, and I have access to some great IDE’s, that it just seems like the path of least resistance.
But I may have to change that opinion.
Python has been popping up on my radar just too damn much recently.
- A thought provoking interview of Bruce Eckel by Bill Venners http://www.artima.com/intv/aboutme.html (via a comment by Gerry on a previous blog)
- Bruce Eckel has started on “Thinking in Python” http://mindview.net/Books/TIPython
- Python Success Stories (PDF) http://python.oreilly.com/news/python_success_stories.pdf (sent to me by OJB)
- The folks at Google use a lot of Python.
It may be time to get back into Python. Anyone know of a great Python IDE?
+1 here. My Python experience is 0… but just yesterday I was having a look at O’Reilly’s "Programming Python" tome at the local bookshop. I’ve gotta say that Python keeps turning up in the blogs of smart people… so it’s got my attention. If I learn some keywords, maybe I can impress people… Or in the worst case become a more productive developer… ;-)
Have you come across the Sydney Python Interest Group yet? http://pig.slug.org.au/
I do lurk on the SPIG mailling list ;)
Just about every project I work on has some small feature (usually one off text-processing) that I do in python. I still like pythonwin, though sometimes I switch between pythonwin and JEdit.
Python is becoming more complex, too. I’m not sure I can read a generator.