[Tutor] ok...a newbie question

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--

Ron Fountain wrote:
> 
> What does one do with python (vague enough for yaz)?
> 

Anything.  Really.  I hardly know where to start.

The areas where I would *not* use Python are limited to:
	1) dredging through great huge text files looking for matches for
regular expressions (especially complicated ones).
	2) applications where snappy real-time response is required.
	3) cooking dinner, cleaning house, suggesting cosmetic makeovers. ...

What did you have in mind?  For any given computer application, the odds
are very good indeed that Python would help, either in the production
implementation, prototyping speed, or programmer maintainability.

If you'd care to be more specific, there are plenty of people on this
list who would be happy to jump in with as many opinions as you are able
to handle.  The odds are good that whatever you want to do with Python,
someone else has at least gotten started and can give you good advice.

<advice-is-cheaper-than-hammers>-ly y'rs,
Ivan
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See also: 
http://www.foretec.com/python/workshops/1998-11/proceedings.html
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