Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!cs.uu.nl!news.stack.nl!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!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 0.003 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'overflow': 0.07; 'sized': 0.07; 'python': 0.09; 'commonly': 0.09; 'frameworks,': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'regression': 0.09; 'subset': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'pushed': 0.13; 'language': 0.14; 'stack': 0.15; '(mainly': 0.16; 'careers.': 0.16; 'commercially': 0.16; 'fits': 0.16; 'html)': 0.16; 'ignores': 0.16; 'java.': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.17; 'comparing': 0.17; 'code.': 0.20; 'written': 0.20; 'trying': 0.21; 'fairly': 0.21; 'java': 0.21; 'cc:2**0': 0.23; 'properties': 0.24; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.24; 'script': 0.24; 'testing': 0.24; 'tried': 0.25; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.25; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.25; 'developers': 0.26; 'common': 0.26; 'am,': 0.27; 'environment.': 0.27; 'question': 0.27; 'tree': 0.27; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.27; 'interface': 0.27; "doesn't": 0.28; 'lines': 0.28; 'this?': 0.28; 'received:209.85.212': 0.28; 'questions.': 0.29; 'whitespace': 0.29; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'included': 0.29; 'source': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'subject: ?': 0.30; 'url:python': 0.32; 'generally': 0.32; 'could': 0.32; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'comments': 0.33; 'page.': 0.33; 'automation': 0.33; 'much.': 0.33; 'languages': 0.33; 'another': 0.33; 'received:google.com': 0.34; 'project': 0.34; 'thanks': 0.34; 'list': 0.35; 'acceptable': 0.35; 'open': 0.35; 'posting': 0.35; 'received:209.85': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.36; "wasn't": 0.36; 'anything': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'why': 0.37; 'received:209': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.38; 'mark': 0.38; 'growing': 0.38; 'files': 0.38; 'fact': 0.38; 'where': 0.40; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'skip:u 10': 0.60; 'companies': 0.60; 'most': 0.61; 'real': 0.61; 'containing': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'more': 0.63; 'here': 0.65; 'jul': 0.65; 'soon': 0.70; 'commercial': 0.73; 'counts': 0.81; 'subject:proposition': 0.84; 'to:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.84; 'apparent': 0.91; 'kat': 0.91; 'you).': 0.95 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type; bh=TybQBduv6CUtCwlm6kYWWnGAU1QK+Z1XbEVO5rzp60Y=; b=n8BUCCKy48u48JgN6LRg72ZO3W8FrhLTK1glFGd/wuVUlRnJD1Ma72IyIUmPmXCrvj VbH93MCZTRVQDljOK+MmTyqQjFdlu/x2j8lRJoh751XJ0HI3ixTBMv/OrLR/k/HBICjg oVBYQcBMMeIozJ5/YN/38n44dQsLiw9+Gq4cUe2pp8LRfCSRcfDi7DilSFIaM8AZuuCA 5wtKF45Unpn5mdZG64J4cTDnl6coUvWRUJEEe1H8CMNjFYVSg4I5Gh/vEpddQsK3M5SB OA6SXc28kH93/TAxVWPZ5HRoMmz3yeH9mxuEx1hW2t4mJqmGArVIels4eKdzvPdZQr8r Gg2g== MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2012 11:50:00 -0600 Subject: Re: Is Python a commercial proposition ? From: Brandon Schaffer To: Mark Lawrence Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 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: 61 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1343584210 news.xs4all.nl 6928 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:60696 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:26204 Another common use is to create automated regression testing frameworks, and other automation tools. I see posting for python developers for this type of thing all the time on stack overflow careers. On Sun, Jul 29, 2012 at 11:43 AM, Mark Lawrence wrote: > On 29/07/2012 17:01, lipska the kat wrote: >> >> Pythoners >> >> Firstly, thanks to those on the tutor list who answered my questions. >> >> I'm trying to understand where Python fits into the set of commonly >> available, commercially used languages of the moment. >> >> My most recent experience is with Java. The last project I was involved >> with included 6775 java source files containing 1,145,785 lines of code. >> How do I know this? because I managed to cobble together a python script >> that walks the source tree and counts the lines of code. It ignores >> block and line comments and whitespace lines so I'm fairly confident >> it's an accurate total. It doesn't include web interface files (mainly >> .jsp and HTML) or configuration files (XML, properties files and what >> have you). In fact it was remarkably easy to do this in python which got >> me thinking about how I could use the language in a commercial >> environment. >> >> I was first attracted to python by it's apparent 'Object Orientedness' I >> soon realised however that by looking at it in terms of the language I >> know best I wasn't comparing like with like. Once I had 'rebooted the >> bioware' I tried to approach python with an open mind and I have to say >> it's growing on me. >> >> The questions I have are ... >> >> How is python used in the real world. >> What sized projects are people involved with >> Are applications generally written entirely in python or is it more >> often used for a subset of functionality. >> >> I hope this is an acceptable question for this group > > > You are hard pushed to find anything here that's unacceptable, that's why I > like reading this list so much. > >> >> Many thanks >> >> Lipska >> > > There's a list of companies who use python on www.python.org top right of > the page. You may have heard of one or two of them. > > -- > Cheers. > > Mark Lawrence. > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list