Python?

[pachama]

What do most of you use python for? Im trying to learn it, as I read about it I find that there's a lot of neat thing that you can to with it for text processing stuff, but, what else have any of you done with it? any interesting things?

[cuillini]

Python can be used a variety of things. I unfortunately learned it after I was out of school so, I had to teach myself and self motivate myself.

I used it for some screen scraping programs but, you could use it pretty much anything you want.

As an example, my last program was one where using youtube's api, I downloaded my playlist, randomly organized the songs and then played them back.

This is a really stupid example but, in youtube there is no random playlist function and it gets boring listening to songs in the same order.

Next, I really want to learn how to use python to create a dynamic site. I know there are python based cms systems like drupal but, I haven't had enough motivation to sit through them to make a functioning site.

laters

[Twinkie]

I heard it is great for light things, like server interaction. The heavy programs are more for C++, still a language worth learning.

[lanxce]

Also heard Google and NASA use it alot for their features.

[owner83]

I think many of such languages are just expansion of C/C++. Just learn these languages, then learning the other languages would be fun. Now a days, A Language called RUBY is getting very popular. Python is still limited to research work whereas RUBY is used for Business Management Softwares.

[pachama]

Can GUI be created with languages like this?

[GTKILLA]

Can GUI be created with languages like this?

I think so!

[Twinkie]

Yes it can, but as with C++ you need a graphics library to create one, like wxwidgets. I agree with owner83, although python is great (much like the lightness of JavaScript), I would go to strait to C++ (which is the equivalent to PHP, but much harder). I tried once myself to learn it a year ago, HARD (got stuck at operator overloading and inheritance about 2/3 of the book). But I was over my head, just learning JavaScript. I will try again after learning MySQL.