Is Python Easier to read than C++,C# and Java Can python do anything?

Question

by anything I mean if it can do whatever java c# c++/c do

Answer 1

For once, I'm going to start out with the good side of my opinion. Python is a very capable programming language, and can do many things well. Many years back when Call of Duty: Black Ops II (I believe, maybe BLOPS I, can't remember) came out on the PC, they had removed the ability for people to use the chat /stats scripts that everyone had been familiar with previously. It's how you can check your stats and all of that while playing the game. Since that was removed, I used Python to create scripts on our server so that it would read the log files, track/record the events so we could keep track of peoples stats, and the chat logs would let us know when they said /stats (or whatever). Then the script would post its own message to everyone from the server-side. This was a good work around for creating a similar system that the gaming company took away. Python made it very easy for me to accomplish this.

Alright, now to the other side of my opinion. I absolutely hate Python's syntax and I only use Python when I have no other options available, which is rare. The most I've used Python since back then is here when I'm helping people with problems they're having. It may be a bit easier for someone to read, I suppose, but if you know the other languages, it's just as easy to read them as anything else.

For myself, I'll pick the C-based syntax languages over any of the others. Since they're all similar with their syntax, it's very easy to learn the other languages, and it's also very easy to read them and know what's going on, even if you don't know the language yet.

So in conclusion, they're all easy to read if you know the language, and all of the languages can do really neat stuff, which is why you know about the language to begin with. :) Trust me, there is a lot of really bad programming languages out there, and that's why you never hear about them.

Answer 2

@David lol Thanks man. Yeah, I don't believe I've ever used Python for anything more than utility purposes. I'd pick other languages over it for app dev any day of the week.

I agree bro. I think I have your email written down somewhere from when we spoke previously. I'll shoot you an email and give you a better contact for me so it'll go to my phone. We should definitely hang out sometime.

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No problem man. :D It lets you know that I'm the one that up voted it?

Answer 3

BOOM! Drops mic... 🎤 exits stage. 😎

@Netkos... You're a trip! I thought I was the odd man out with using Python more for utility purposes than application development. Thanks for yet another colorful editorial.

One of these days, we should meet up since we live so close to each other. That would be surreal.

Answer 4

@Netkos Thanks for the code upticks. One of them unlocked a developer badge that boosted me into the 30K XP Club!

Answer 5

IMO I think C languages syntax and coding style have a beautiful Aesthetic and a bit easier to read, but Python not so much. I do find Python to be interesting and also useful.

@Netkos Ent, I love reading your posts.

Answer 6

@Netkos... I believe I have your email as well. I can ping you if you need mine again.

Answer 7

Would love to get @netkos email