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Re: Is Python programming language?

From Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Is Python programming language?
Date 2013-02-08 17:59 +0000
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On 2013-02-08, Stephane Wirtel <stephane@wirtel.be> wrote:
> * gmspro <gmspro@yahoo.com> [2013-02-08 05:03:51 -0800]:
>
>> Hello all,
>> 
>> One said, Python is not programming language, rather scripting language, is that true?
>> 
>> Thanks.
>> 
>
>> -- 
>> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
>
> What's the difference ?

IMO, a "scripting language" is used to automate tasks that would
otherwise be done by a human sitting at a keyboard typing commands.
[Perhaps that definition should be extended to include tasks that
would otherwise by done by a human sitting and clicking on a GUI.]


> http://openerp.com OpenERP is written with Python and this is an ERP,
> Youtube is written with Python and used by Google.

IMO, neither one of those is replacing a person typing commands or
clicking buttons, so neither of those are "scripting" applications.

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Re: Is Python programming language? Stephane Wirtel <stephane@wirtel.be> - 2013-02-08 14:15 +0100
  Re: Is Python programming language? Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2013-02-08 17:59 +0000
    Re: Is Python programming language? Tim Roberts <timr@probo.com> - 2013-02-09 15:26 -0800
      Re: Is Python programming language? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-02-09 16:53 -0700
      Re: Is Python programming language? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-09 21:40 -0500
      Re: Is Python programming language? Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-02-09 21:47 -0500
      Re: Is Python programming language? Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2013-02-09 19:55 -0700
      Re: Is Python programming language? Dan Stromberg <drsalists@gmail.com> - 2013-02-11 15:46 -0800

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