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Re: Article on the future of Python

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Date 2012-09-26 02:28 -0700
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Subject Re: Article on the future of Python
From Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com>

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On Tuesday, 25 September 2012 21:05:01 UTC+5:30, Steven D'Aprano  wrote:
> On Tue, 25 Sep 2012 09:26:19 -0400, Kevin Walzer wrote:
> 
> 
> 
> > On 9/25/12 4:15 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote:
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> >> Hi all,
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> >>
> 
> >> I though this might be of interest.
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> >>
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> >> http://www.ironfroggy.com/software/i-am-worried-about-the-future-of-
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> >> python
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> >>
> 
> >>
> 
> > Interesting article, but the comments of those who say "the only
> 
> > language I need to know is Python" strike me as a bit limited. If this
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> > is the case, then Python can never be moved forward, because it is
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> > written in C.
> 
> 
> 
> Incorrect. 
> 
> 
> 
> IronPython in C#. Jython is written in Java. CLPython is written in Lisp. 
> 
> Berp and HoPe are written in Haskell. Nuitka is written in C++. Skulpt is 
> 
> written in Javascript. Vyper is written in Ocaml. PyPy is written in 
> 
> RPython.
> 
> 
> 
> Some of those Python compilers are obsolete, unmaintained or 
> 
> experimental. Others are not. But either way, it is certainly not true 
> 
> that Python is written in C. One specific Python compiler happens to be 
> 
> written in C, that is all.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I program in Python, C, Objective C, JavaScript, Tcl, AppleScript, and
> 
> > I'm learning Perl. Python could *not* handle all the domains I target in
> 
> > my projects. 
> 
> 
> 
> Unless you are writing code that operates on the bare metal (device 
> 
> drivers, operating system kernels) Python probably *could*, even if it 
> 
> doesn't *yet*. PyPy now allows you to write real-time video processing 
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> filters in pure Python:
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> 
> 
> http://morepypy.blogspot.com.au/2011/07/realtime-image-processing-in-python.html
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> And if performance was irrelevant, you could even write an operating 
> 
> system in Python. A really slow, painful operating system, but still an 
> 
> operating system.
> 
That's what I plan to do.
But it will be converted to C/C++
> 
> 
> Given a sufficiently smart compiler, and sufficiently powerful libraries, 
> 
> or sufficiently low expectations, pretty much any programming language 
> 
> can do anything any other language can do. Almost all of them are Turing 
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> complete.
> 
> 
> 
> But of course, in practice languages differ in their power and 
> 
> capabilities.
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> 
> 
> 
> 
> > For instance: if I want to access Mac-native functionality
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> > via Tkinter that isn't currently available in the library, 
> 
> 
> 
> That "isn't currently available" part is precisely what I'm talking 
> 
> about. Just because it's not available now doesn't mean it can't be made 
> 
> available.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > I can understand loving the language and wanting to work just in the
> 
> > language, but it's another thing entirely to call Python the One
> 
> > Language to Rule Them All. (That's C, because all other languages are
> 
> > implemented in it. :-) )
> 
> 
> 
> I see your smiley, but that is factually incorrect. Not all compilers or 
> 
> interpreters are written in C. Many languages are self-hosted, that is, 
> 
> they are written in themselves, using some clever bootstrapping 
> 
> techniques. C is neither the most powerful, the oldest, the best, or the 
> 
> most fundamental language around.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> 
> Steven

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Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-25 09:15 +0100
  Re: Article on the future of Python Kevin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com> - 2012-09-25 09:26 -0400
    Re: Article on the future of Python Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-25 09:44 -0400
    Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-25 15:35 +0000
      Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 01:48 +1000
      Re: Article on the future of Python Ramchandra Apte <maniandram01@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 02:28 -0700
        Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 05:39 -0400
      Re: Article on the future of Python Kevin Walzer <kw@codebykevin.com> - 2012-09-26 09:30 -0400
        Re: Article on the future of Python Matej Cepl <mcepl@redhat.com> - 2012-09-27 00:44 +0200
        Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 00:44 +0000
          Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 15:37 +1000
            Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 06:01 +0000
              Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 16:08 +1000
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    Re: Article on the future of Python Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2012-09-25 18:25 +0000
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        Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-25 23:35 -0700
          Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-26 07:23 +0000
            Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 02:31 -0700
              Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 19:55 +1000
                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 07:19 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 00:24 +1000
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                Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 00:56 +1000
                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 08:17 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 08:17 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 16:08 +0100
                Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 01:18 +1000
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                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 08:45 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 09:33 +0000
                Re: Article on the future of Python Alex Strickland <sscc@mweb.co.za> - 2012-09-27 12:43 +0200
                Re: Article on the future of Python Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 15:46 +0300
                Re: Article on the future of Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 09:06 -0600
                Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 17:03 +0100
                Re: Article on the future of Python Serhiy Storchaka <storchaka@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 20:17 +0300
                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-27 12:09 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 21:16 +0100
                Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 08:00 +1000
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                Re: Article on the future of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-27 15:08 -0400
                Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-28 10:16 +0100
                Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 07:50 -0700
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                Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 00:36 +0000
                Re: Article on the future of Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-26 09:52 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 03:04 +1000
                Re: Article on the future of Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-26 10:32 -0700
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            Re: Article on the future of Python Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 09:53 -0600
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          Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 04:11 -0400
          Re: Article on the future of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-26 04:13 -0400
            Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 05:19 -0700
              Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 23:43 +1000
              Re: Article on the future of Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-09-26 09:08 -0700
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          Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 09:34 +0100
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              Re: Article on the future of Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 17:14 -0700
                Re: Article on the future of Python Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2012-09-27 01:37 +0000
            Re: Article on the future of Python wxjmfauth@gmail.com - 2012-09-26 05:17 -0700
          Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 09:37 +0100
          Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 18:44 +1000
          Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 04:45 -0400
          Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 04:47 -0400
          Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 10:01 +0100
            Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 00:40 +0000
              Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 02:10 +0100
          Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 05:09 -0400
          Re: Article on the future of Python "Littlefield, Tyler" <tyler@tysdomain.com> - 2012-09-26 07:31 -0600
          Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 14:43 +0100
          Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 23:51 +1000
          Re: Article on the future of Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-09-26 09:05 -0700
          Re: Article on the future of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-26 16:27 -0400
            Re: Article on the future of Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 18:38 -0700
          Re: Fwd: Re: Article on the future of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-26 19:29 -0400
          Re: Fwd: Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 09:42 +1000
      Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-26 00:54 +0000
        Re: Article on the future of Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-25 18:04 -0700
          Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 14:10 +1000
            Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-26 05:16 +0000
              Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-26 16:02 +1000
                Re: Article on the future of Python Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> - 2012-09-25 23:09 -0700
          Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 09:32 +0100
          Re: Article on the future of Python Hannu Krosing <hannu@krosing.net> - 2012-09-26 12:01 +0200
            Re: Article on the future of Python Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2012-09-26 09:01 -0400
              Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-26 14:28 +0100
              Re: Article on the future of Python Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfraed@ix.netcom.com> - 2012-09-26 13:22 -0400
  Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 06:13 +0000
    Re: Article on the future of Python Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 08:11 -0400
      Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-27 14:25 +0000
        Re: Article on the future of Python Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 12:16 -0400
          Re: Article on the future of Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 17:59 -0700
            Re: Article on the future of Python Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 14:50 -0400
              Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-29 03:07 +0000
        Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 17:45 +0100
        Re: Article on the future of Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 02:49 +1000
        Re: Article on the future of Python Devin Jeanpierre <jeanpierreda@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 12:50 -0400
        Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 17:58 +0100
        Re: Article on the future of Python Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2012-09-27 09:53 -0700
        Re: Article on the future of Python Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2012-09-27 15:32 -0400
      Re: Article on the future of Python Bob Martin <bob.martin@excite.com> - 2012-09-28 08:06 +0100
        Re: Article on the future of Python Dwight Hutto <dwightdhutto@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 03:22 -0400
      Re: Article on the future of Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 05:08 -0700
        Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-28 12:54 +0000
          Re: Article on the future of Python rusi <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2012-09-28 06:14 -0700
            Re: Article on the future of Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2012-09-28 16:33 +0000
    Re: Article on the future of Python Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2012-09-27 17:47 +0100
      Re: Article on the future of Python alex23 <wuwei23@gmail.com> - 2012-09-27 17:59 -0700

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