[python-advocacy] OSCON: Fifty-word blurb

[Roy Smith]

Here's one possibility.  Do with it what you please.


Python is an object-oriented, general purpose programming
language.  It includes an extensive standard library and is easy
to extend with C, C++, and [fill in the blank with specific
examples].  Python's encourages readable, maintainable,
high-quality code though its modern syntax and built-in test
framework.  Adopters include Google/YouTube, Industrial Light and
Magic, and Philips.




On May 16, 2009, at 4:03 PM, Aahz wrote:

> For the Python/PSF booth at OSCON, I need to submit a fifty-word
> description.  Here's what I propose (mostly cribbed from www.python.org 
> ):
>
> Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language suitable for
> many kinds of software development.  It supports integration with  
> other
> languages and tools; it comes with "batteries included".  Python
> encourages the development of readable, high quality, and maintainable
> code.  Python adopters include Google/YouTube, Industrial Light and
> Magic, and Philips.
>
> Any proposed edits are due by midnight Sunday 5/17.
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