Python's usefulness

[ctaylor]

Does anyone out there actually use python for programming? The language intrigues me but I am concerned by it's practical usage. I know that VB, JAVASCRIPT, JAVA and C++ are real languages with real jobs to use those languages.

When would Python be the language of choice for solving a problem?

[SpiffGQ]

Python is an excellent scripting language. I've used it many times in programs that use it for their scripting language. You can write entire, stand-alone, and even GUI programs in python. It is both a scripting language and a true programming language.

[vass0922]

From what I've heard Python is what Redhat uses to create their OS installation process...
so if it can do that, it must have some sort of usefullness
Thing that would be good about python, is it delimits conditionals and loops by indenting instead of text, or brackets or something lol ... would make a good language to learn programming simply from the aspect it teaches new people to indent properly.

[ctaylor]

thanks for the feedback.

I will have to take a deeper look at it with my new free time - I finally got a job about 50 miles closer to home! I think I will devote most of my time to more practical languages though.

YIPEEEE

[SpookyEddy]

The RedHAt "up2date" tool is written in python AFAIK.