Why is python so "rebellious?"

Question

I literally bluffed my way through the python tutorial with the help of the comments from very sharp folks. It is clear that the language is simpler but indeed very complex...I give a thumbs up to all those who can tangle with python. For me, its C++ or C#.

Answer 1

This is just because you are used to C++ or C#, and hence even high-level languages with simplified syntaxes seem complex to you. I know, because I've been at that point before. =^=
Let's consider ourselves lucky though. Imagine those who come over to C++ from Python. The learning curve would be so much steeper.

Answer 2

Man, for now I don't even imagine switching to any of the compiled languages. Their syntax is way too scary... 😁
I think I'll stick to the snake for a while 🐍

Answer 3

@HatsRei same here

Answer 4

I hear a lot about python and even done the tutorial here but I can't really find a use for it other then doing some scripting .. I mean where is the UI, how do I do a simple full fledged app than I can send to a fried or going further one that I can sell to a client .. and thou I can't see a more profitable purpose for it other than fun and quick and dirty scripting for tests and whatever, the publicity it's immense, google uses it, there are jobs that requires it, and I'm left wondering ... what the frak am i missing ??? (the most significant parts I believe, but please, enlighten a noob)

Answer 5

@E. Alexandru for python GUI you can look for tkinter that should be natively included with python, or the GTK library or the WXwidgets or others I can't recall..
Don't stop to the soloLearn tutorials: do your research, explore the fields you're interested in. Youtube is full of good tutorials about python and its libraries. Stack overflowprobably has the answer to 80% of your problems, google.....
The more knowledge/experience you'll have, the more possibilities you'll have to be suitable for a job.
SoloLearn is nice because let's you easily get a glance of programming but don't expect jobs to rain on you because you completed an elementary tutorial.

Answer 6

I didn't mean that @seamiki, I just don't see how you can use python commercially what exactly is it used for in those companies that are looking for python software developers ? what do you with it? websites, desktop and mobile applications seem easier to build with other tools which is why I thought python to be mostly used as a geek tool to experiment and test and build simulations and stuff (at NASA, Google, universities, someone's basement) and I understand that you can do in python all those and not only those scenarios exist I just don't get why companies would look to hire python devs instead of .Net devs or Java or JS or c++, etc .. And this why I ask you people to help me understand this, its like I'm staring at a wall feeling that it's a motherload of gold behind it and I can't find crack to get inade :)

Answer 7

If you consider that python comes preinstalled on Mac OS and major linux distros the wall you face should probably look lower (together with the overalll sparkle). On the other hand it's one more tool in your tool box: it won't affect you negatively, whatever job you do.

Answer 8

Very interesting and divergent perspectives. Indeed it's really all about how we just C things...or sssssseee things... "The snake language!" 😂 Thanks for sharing your views and experiences.

Answer 9

😂😂😂 Eduard Alexandru dead right! Where are the jobs we keep hearing about? Maybe with a little more study we will come by something so powerful even Bill Gates will jump back into the game! Thats why Im still studying. I refuse to be drawn into early challenges for now...Learn learn and more learning and then..! Maybe I wont be able to be ignored...

Answer 10

Eduard check for more info on python and GUI https://opensource.com/life/16/5/open-source-python-gui-frameworks