Python: You should be using it

There are n number of programming languages out there. Heck, there are even n number of scripting languages out there. Then the question is why python? To be precise, Python is a scripting and not programming language. There is a thin line between being a programming language and a scripting language. Some of the scripting languages I can remember as of now would be JavaScript, Python, Perl, Ruby, VB script and PHP. These are the ones that are on the top. But again, why python? So, today I would be focusing why I always prefer to choose python over any other scripting language. So, here goes everything… Starting with Perl, both are pure scripting languages. But the intention behind using either are totally different. To make it simple, Python has a set of defined rules that a programmer needs to follow, whereas Perl is more forgiving. But still, one doesn’t always need a forgiving language. Perl provides numerous ways to solve a problem.In case of python, one needs to make a simple and a proper way to do things. Whereas both the languages try to make the code as compact as possible, there are still reasons of choosing either languages. When, a person is trying to develop something, he can choose to work with Perl if he does not have a defined time to complete a project.But that’s not how the real world works, does it? In the real world, time is extremely important. One cannot spend time to find the smallest ways within multiple ways to get a proper piece of code right, especially when there is a need to write thousand pieces of codes. That is why, python comes into practice. Python has a defined set of rules, which one needs to follow, through which one can simply cultivate a habit of achieving desired results within small amount of time and making the code as compact as possible at the same time. Though the code will not be as efficient as in Perl, but who cares? To give a proper example, think of it in this way: when you start to learn programming for the first time, you need to understand how it works. The best understanding of this can be given by Perl. But, it cultivates a bad habit of leaving your program vulnerable to bugs and problems. Thus, that is when Python comes into existence.