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Message started by Co0olCat on 06/30/08 at 12:37:49

Title: I like to use... Python because...
Post by Co0olCat on 06/30/08 at 12:37:49

Tell us why do you like Python...

Title: Re: I like to use... Python because...
Post by 3John on 07/12/08 at 03:40:06

Python has great libraries and is easy to read and write.

When I write it my code is briefer and less buggy. Meta-programming tricks with generators (that I am just discovering) mean you can write libraries with less verbiage.

Over the years it has attracted an interesting crowd of people who do interesting things with it, making learning it a continuous education.

That said, I wouldn't write an OMS in it.

Title: Re: I like to use... Python because...
Post by Baltar on 07/13/08 at 08:19:14

A huge and growing number of libraries
A vibrant community of developers
Its fun

Title: Re: I like to use... Python because...
Post by craig on 02/20/10 at 22:50:55

Python is a very good glue language and is available on many platforms, NumPy is a very good library for anyone doing financial calculations.