State of Python

[Skip Montanaro]

    John> Is it just me or have I noticed a decrease in articles in
    John> magazines, etc about Python in recent months?  I regularly receive
    John> several magazines (dobbs, computerworld, etc) and seen very few if
    John> any articles touting Python.  I have had great success using the
    John> language in my work envionment and would be disappointed to see
    John> Python "peak".

    John> Also, my local Borders bookstore has practically eliminated Python
    John> books from its shelves. Everything seems to be Perl and/or Java.

On the other hand, Alex Martelli's "Python in a Nutshell" was slashdotted
recently and for a very brief period was in Amazon's top 100 sellers
(overall, not just within the computer category).  Things ebb and flow as
well.  Maybe there just aren't as many people submitting articles on Python
at the moment.

If you're interested in Python advocacy, I suggest you check out the
marketing-python mailing list.  There are a number of people actively
working to improve Python's visibility.  You can subscribe here:

    http://pythonology.org/mailman/listinfo/marketing-python

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