[Info-vax] Python for x86?

[Simon Clubley]

On 2023-04-13, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>
> I remember back when Perl, Python and Tcl was 3 equivalent choices
> for scripting.
>
> They evolved very different - Perl stayed where it was, Python became
> a widely used language and Tcl is practically dead.
>
> Why did Python become such a success while the other did not?
>
> My guess:
> - Python managed to get into education - not just CS like
>    Perl but much broader
> - Python web approaches with Django etc. turned more future oriented
>    than Perl CGI
> - Python got on the big data / analytics / ML / AI  train
>    and when that took off it pulled Python with it
>

Add:

- Python is an excellent way to add automation/scripting capabilities to
a wide range of applications.

Try doing the following with Perl: :-)

https://docs.blender.org/api/current/info_overview.html

Another example:

https://www.panda3d.org/

In this example, you can use either C++ and Python depending on your
requirements.

To compare the Python and C++ options:

https://docs.panda3d.org/1.10/python/index

Python has turned out to be a _really_ good way to provide a very
wide range of scripting functionality across the computing world
in general.

Simon.

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