I'm probably not the most useful responder you could get for this, since I'm not yet fluent in Python myself, and still when a new problem comes up, my first instinct is still to reach for Perl. Most of my python experience is in reading other peoples code, to find out how systems that I'm supposed to administer work.
I think my personal issue to overcome with Python was the lack of semi-colons. They reminded me too much of BASIC, where I'd picked up a few bad habits, and had just gotten rid of by the time I'd started looking at Python. It's probably relevent that nearly every other language I've looked at used a c-like syntax as well. Rory On 22 August 2010 17:28, M to the B <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > My name is Matt and I've just joined this group. My reason for joining > is that I've a question I'd like to ask Python users and I'm based in > Ireland, so this seems like a reasonable place. I'd like to give a > quick bit of context first, before getting to said question. > > I've been tinkering with computers since I was a kid, and over the > years I've used a fairly wide selection of languages, from assembly to > ML, in different capacities and at different levels of proficiency. > Lately, I've mostly been using Perl at work and while I like Perl for > letting me do what I want and putting bread on the table, I'm very > much aware of its drawbacks. It's also getting a bit long in the > tooth. > As it happens, one of my colleagues -who is probably on this group- is > a Python advocate and has convinced me that Python is the language I > should take up. I've been given useful pointers, I bought a book > but... I still haven't learned a thing about Python because of a > stupid mental block when it comes to the language and its users. I > understand and appreciate that it is wholly irrational and ridiculous > to be afraid of a programming language and therefore I want to ask: > > Has anyone around here overcome similar prejudice before becoming a > Python user? Or maybe in relation to some other language? If so, I'd > like to hear about your experience. > > I wish to assure you I'm not trolling. In my experience, it's not > uncommon for programmers and hackers of various stripes to hold > preconceptions in favour of or against a given language/technology and/ > or its users (would you take up Perl for instance? or FORTRAN?). I'm > hoping that by asking a large enough set of people, I'll come across > folks who have managed to expand their horizons in spite of such > prejudice. > > Thank you, > > - Matt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Python Ireland" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Python Ireland" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/pythonireland?hl=en.
