Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!goblin2!goblin.stu.neva.ru!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed1.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 0.000 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 1.00; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'from:addr:yahoo.co.uk': 0.04; 'subject:Open': 0.05; 'c++,': 0.07; 'subject:Question': 0.07; 'welcome.': 0.07; 'beginners': 0.09; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'received:80.91': 0.09; 'received:80.91.229': 0.09; 'received:gmane.org': 0.09; 'received:list': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'gui': 0.12; 'jan': 0.12; 'language,': 0.12; 'language.': 0.14; 'books': 0.15; 'focus,': 0.16; 'mardi': 0.16; 'received:80.91.229.3': 0.16; 'received:plane.gmane.org': 0.16; 'subject: \n ': 0.16; 'subject:java': 0.16; 'subject:programming': 0.16; 'world",': 0.16; 'subject:python': 0.16; 'sat,': 0.16; 'language': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'bit': 0.19; '>>>': 0.22; 'outlook': 0.22; 'programming': 0.22; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'instance,': 0.24; 'replace': 0.24; 'url:moin': 0.24; 'fine': 0.24; 'java': 0.24; 'question': 0.24; "i've": 0.25; 'compare': 0.26; 'shown': 0.26; 'gets': 0.27; 'header:X-Complaints-To:1': 0.27; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'chris': 0.29; 'subject:please': 0.30; "i'm": 0.30; 'code': 0.31; 'easier': 0.31; 'url:wiki': 0.31; 'another.': 0.31; 'group:': 0.31; 'helpful.': 0.31; 'ones.': 0.31; 'restricted': 0.31; 'scripting,': 0.31; 'yes.': 0.31; 'critical': 0.32; 'languages': 0.32; 'open': 0.33; 'url:python': 0.33; 'could': 0.34; 'problem': 0.35; 'subject:with': 0.35; 'basic': 0.35; "can't": 0.35; 'advice': 0.35; 'no,': 0.35; 'google': 0.35; 'building': 0.35; 'there': 0.35; 'really': 0.36; 'programming,': 0.36; 'surely': 0.36; 'thanks': 0.36; 'subject:?': 0.36; 'hi,': 0.36; 'url:org': 0.36; 'january': 0.37; 'too': 0.37; 'level': 0.37; 'starting': 0.37; 'tasks': 0.38; 'to:addr:python-list': 0.38; 'pm,': 0.38; 'though,': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'received:org': 0.40; 'called': 0.40; 'simple': 0.61; 'advanced': 0.63; 'our': 0.64; 'more': 0.64; 'limit': 0.70; 'programs,': 0.74; 'special': 0.74; 'etc..': 0.84; 'hassle': 0.84; 'viable': 0.84; 'received:89': 0.85 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: python-list@python.org From: Mark Lawrence Subject: Re: Open Question - I'm a complete novice in programming so please bear with me...Is python equivalent to C, C++ and java combined? Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2014 10:51:41 +0000 References: <18b67e59-39d1-41e2-8977-b1c449b132e7@googlegroups.com> <80444995-a0b3-4f5f-8e7e-6f65906d27ab@googlegroups.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: host-89-240-161-58.as13285.net User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.1; rv:24.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/24.2.0 In-Reply-To: <80444995-a0b3-4f5f-8e7e-6f65906d27ab@googlegroups.com> 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: 52 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1389437706 news.xs4all.nl 2880 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45082 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:63697 On 11/01/2014 10:10, pintreo mardi wrote: > On Saturday, January 11, 2014 1:51:53 PM UTC+5:30, Chris Angelico wrote: >> On Sat, Jan 11, 2014 at 7:07 PM, pintreo mardi wrote: >> >>> Hi, I've just begun to learn programming, I have an open question for the group: >> >>> Is the Python language an all in one computer language which could replace C, C++, Java etc.. I only ask becuase I am starting off with python and I want to learn everything in basic and advanced programming with python itself...So any advice and suggestions would be more than welcome. >> >>> Thanks!! >> >> >> >> Python is a viable applications language, yes. There's nothing you >> >> can't write in Python that you can write in (say) Java - both >> >> languages are what's called "Turing complete". Every language has its >> >> special focus, though, so there'll be some things that are far easier >> >> in one language than another. In general, Python is a fine language >> >> for simple tasks like printing "Hello, world", for scripting, for >> >> writing GUI programs, and for building web applications. It's not >> >> restricted to tiny projects or to huge ones. There's no critical limit >> >> on the amount of "stuff" you can do before the code gets unwieldy, for >> >> instance, nor is there a level below which it's just too much hassle >> >> to put together a program. >> >> >> >> ChrisA > > Thanks mate!! I'm a bit relieved. If I could get some really good books on programming with python, those for the beginners would be very helpful. > No, no, no, this can't be happening!!! Surely outlook can't have caught double spaced google disease, please see https://wiki.python.org/moin/GoogleGroupsPython for a description of the original problem and compare it to what's shown above. -- My fellow Pythonistas, ask not what our language can do for you, ask what you can do for our language. Mark Lawrence