Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.albasani.net!rt.uk.eu.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1a.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.006 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; 'python,': 0.02; 'subject:Python': 0.06; 'frameworks,': 0.09; 'semantic': 0.09; 'statistical': 0.09; 'tackle': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.11; 'python': 0.11; 'gui': 0.12; 'language.': 0.14; '6:56': 0.16; 'received:mac.com': 0.16; 'services)': 0.16; 'unix,': 0.16; 'well-known': 0.16; 'exception': 0.16; 'thanks,': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; 'numerical': 0.19; 'received:10.0.1': 0.19; 'examples': 0.20; 'written': 0.21; 'programming': 0.22; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.22; 'cc:2**1': 0.23; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'performing': 0.26; 'especially': 0.30; 'url:mailman': 0.30; 'asked': 0.31; 'libraries': 0.31; 'linux.': 0.31; 'weeks': 0.32; 'interface': 0.32; 'run': 0.32; 'text': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'running': 0.33; 'device': 0.34; 'could': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'something': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'programming,': 0.36; 'url:listinfo': 0.36; 'doing': 0.36; 'possible': 0.36; 'hi,': 0.36; 'received:10.0': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'received:10': 0.37; 'received:17': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'realize': 0.39; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'analysis,': 0.60; 'tell': 0.60; 'ago,': 0.61; 'new': 0.61; 'email addr:gmail.com': 0.63; 'more': 0.64; '(that': 0.65; 'youtube': 0.65; 'to:addr:gmail.com': 0.65; 'charset:windows-1252': 0.65; 'jul': 0.74; 'analysis': 0.75; '2014,': 0.84; 'header:In-reply-to:1': 0.84; 'pc,': 0.91; 'pc?': 0.91; 'pc.': 0.93 MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 X-Proofpoint-Virus-Version: vendor=fsecure engine=2.50.10432:5.12.52,1.0.14,0.0.0000 definitions=2014-07-01_08:2014-07-01,2014-07-01,1970-01-01 signatures=0 X-Proofpoint-Spam-Details: rule=notspam policy=default score=0 spamscore=0 suspectscore=1 phishscore=0 adultscore=0 bulkscore=0 classifier=spam adjust=0 reason=mlx scancount=1 engine=7.0.1-1402240000 definitions=main-1407020015 Subject: Re: What use with Python From: William Ray Wing In-reply-to: Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2014 21:09:13 -0400 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable References: To: rxjwg98@gmail.com X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.1878.6) Cc: python-list@python.org, "William R. Wing" X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 34 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1404266974 news.xs4all.nl 2895 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:56045 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:73821 On Jul 1, 2014, at 6:56 PM, rxjwg98@gmail.com wrote: > Hi, >=20 > I am new to Python. Weeks ago, I was asked about Python questions on = an interview. > Now I want to learn Python, but I do not know what I can do with it on = a PC.=20 > Especially I would like to do something interesting instead of some = text search etc. > Python may can do more than I realize now. Could you tell me something = on a PC? >=20 > Thanks, > --=20 > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Python is a completely general purpose programming language. It has = extensive libraries that adapt it to tackle almost any programming = problem (with the possible exception of device drivers). Those = libraries include several graphics packages and GUI frameworks, = libraries for doing network programming, for performing heavy-duty = numerical analysis (number crunching) and scientific data analysis, as = well as web applications, semantic analysis, statistical analysis, and = which will interface it to any of several databases. Examples of well-known Python programs running =93in the wild=94 include = YouTube and Bit Torrent. Well written Python programs (that is, those that use Python=92s = abstracted OS services) run equally well on a PC, a Mac, UNIX, and = Linux. -Bill=