Why do we call python a scripting language?

[Garrett G. Hodgson]

John (Max) Skaller wrote:

>         Python is better (IMHO) at a larger scale of problem than
> some other scripting language because:
...
>         b) it is built on a few simple concepts, so it is
> relatively easy to _reason_ about parts of a program
> without having to hold all the code in your brain at once.

this is perhaps the clearest description i have yet seen
that explains why i stopped using perl and switched to
python.


-- 
Garry Hodgson			"Hey, mister, can ya tell me,
garry at sage.att.com		where a man might find a bed?"
Software Innovation Services	He just grinned and shook my hand,
AT&T Labs			"No", was all he said.