Is Python really a scripting language?

[Bruno Desthuilliers]

Terry Reedy a écrit :
> "Ron Provost" <ron.longo at cox.net> wrote in message 
> news:009101c83c55$4ee07a00$6501a8c0 at aristotle...
> But here's my problem, most of my coworkers, when they see my apps and 
> learn that they are written in Python ask questions like, "Why would you 
> write that in a scripting language?" 

Then ask them what's a "scripting language" exactly... or download this, 
print it and put it on the wall near your desktop:

http://apipes.blogspot.com/2005/01/choose-python.html

> Whenever I hear a comment like that I 
> can feel myself boiling inside.

As far as I'm concerned, anyone (I mean, anyone pretending to be a 
programmer) being ignorant enough to ask such a question ranks high in 
my bozo list. Don't waste time with bozos.


> 
> I don't blame you.  Python is an full-fledged algorithm/programming 
> language that was designed to *also* be used a scripting language.

Indeed.