On Tue, May 9, 2017 at 4:01 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompm...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Monday, May 8, 2017 at 12:48:03 PM UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano wrote: >> http://www.asmeurer.com/python3-presentation/slides.html#1 > > Nice list thanks! > > Do you have a similar list of > 10 awesome features of Python that you can't use because you refuse to upgrade > from Java/C++ ? > > [Context: Ive to take a couple of classes for senior such developers and > wondering what features would give them) the most value]
1) First-class functions. Also first-class arrays/lists and mappings/dictionaries, since most C++ users won't be accustomed to those. 2) Much MUCH better networking support than C++. (Not sure about Java.) You can easily, almost trivially, use IP networking as server or client. 3) Excellent third-party package support. 4) Arbitrary-precision integers as the single most obvious integer type. 5) Unicode everywhere. Not UTF-16, not UTF-8, but actual Unicode strings as the native type. I'll let someone else do the other half. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
