Op 22 jul. 2011 om 00:18 heeft Emile van Sebille <em...@fenx.com> het volgende geschreven:
> On 7/21/2011 1:49 PM Ryan Strunk said... >> Hello everyone, >> I have been reading a lot of different articles recently, and I have >> found a divergence of opinions on the viability of Python as a viable >> language for high-end programs. At the same time, even sites that >> recommend Python seem to recommend it as a good first language. >> This email is not written to stir up controversy. I am a fan of Python >> myself and use it for all of my programming. But therein lies the crux >> of my question. If Python has limitations, what are they? > > Programming is a big field. If so far you've used python for all your > programming, then it's good enough for you so far. If you need real time > responsiveness, want to write OSs or device drivers, or inherit a legacy > environment it's probably not the right tool. But everyone who programs will > have a different take on this. I use it unless there's a better answer I can > deploy quicker. > >> What sorts >> of things is Python useful for and what things is it not? And finally, >> if there is code after Python, what’s a good second language, and when >> should someone start learning it? > > I'd say C, and I'd start by browsing the python code base. > > > Emile > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor How would one acces the code base? Some time ago, someone responded to a question on this list by reccomending to study the built-in modules, where are those stored? I'm using Mac OS X 10.7 with python 3, in case this is relevant. David Schouten. _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
