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Never touched Python a day in my life before this semester. Been learning it for classes, and I think I already like it a lot better than most other languages I've tried. It is worlds easier than C/C++, a lot easier and cleaner than Java (disclaimer: coming from a novice Java programmer, but I did find Python a lot easier to learn), and, well, worlds cleaner (albeit a tad bit harder) than PHP. 

And PHP has its limitations and its strengths. It is so different from every other programming language that it's not even funny. Well, it looks like C almost. But the nice thing about PHP is it really doesn't complain about very much when it comes to your code. It makes it easy to jump into, and unfortunately, makes it easy for people to make simple mistakes when they are writing their code (using variables that don't exist in ways that aren't intended, or having habits that might lead to poor security practices, etc.)  

Python takes the ease of PHP almost, makes the code a tad bit cleaner (less brackets, forced indentation, etc.), adds a lot of great libraries that are clean and concise, and perhaps a little easier to get a handle on than Java, and, well, Python complains a tad bit more than PHP I've noticed. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. But in Python, you can't just use a variable out of nowhere or index into an array where there is no index declared. Unlike PHP, you'll get an error, not just a warning. And if you try to cast something to an int when it can't be casted, you'll get an error and kill your program. In other words, you'll probably land more errors, but if your program works, you're less likely to have bugs of functionality and it's more likely to work as expected.  

Overall, I almost want to to do my web development in Python now. Tongue

That being said, still a relatively new Python coder and I have a ways to go before I've mastered it. Anyone else here have any experience with it? Big Grin

Because I'm fairly certain I'm tackling Java next. Tongue

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Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - March 21st, 2018 at 1:45 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Gmdykfuiygh66476 - March 21st, 2018 at 3:54 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - March 25th, 2018 at 10:30 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - March 26th, 2018 at 2:50 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - March 28th, 2018 at 5:03 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - March 8th, 2020 at 4:49 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - March 8th, 2020 at 6:00 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - March 8th, 2020 at 6:13 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - March 8th, 2020 at 7:38 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by Guardian - November 14th, 2020 at 7:49 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - November 14th, 2020 at 9:05 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Guardian - November 14th, 2020 at 11:01 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - November 15th, 2020 at 12:37 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by Guardian - November 15th, 2020 at 12:50 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - November 15th, 2020 at 8:02 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Thomas - November 15th, 2020 at 8:35 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by Darth-Apple - November 15th, 2020 at 8:55 PM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - November 16th, 2020 at 5:38 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by tc4me - November 16th, 2020 at 5:54 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by SpookyZalost - November 16th, 2020 at 5:59 AM
RE: Python programmers? - by tc4me - November 16th, 2020 at 6:02 AM

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