IMHO, What I learned with the time and of course with books =) :
Python gives you rapid turnaround. You can try different approaches and archictetures to solve the problem in much faster way than you would with C++. When you really need to crunch numbers, and numpy/othermodule is not enough for you, then you would need to go down and optimize it in c++. So, the ability to change, re-create and try another strategy would be a killer reason for me to use python (like I have in the past) for games or sim apps. []s Robert Heller wrote: > At 17 Oct 2006 16:05:40 -0700 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > Hi All > > > > Apologies in advance for the pretty basic question - but I can't seem > > to find an answer anywhere else. > > > > I am developing a fluid sim in C++ and have heard that many people use > > Python in conjunction with C++ for this sort of thing (especially in > > games dev). > > > > What I can't understand why you would want to do this. Obviously the > > core would be written in C++ (for my purposes anyway) so what parts > > would be written in Python? What is the benefit, in this situation, of > > using Python instead of C++? > > > > thanks for your help > > If they were using Python/Tk to develop a GUI, it makes sense (although > I would use Tcl/Tk, being a Tcl fan). In either case, SWIG can generate > the interface between C/C++ and Python/Tcl. > > > > > Holly > > > > > > -- > Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 > Deepwoods Software -- Linux Installation and Administration > http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Web Hosting, with CGI and Database > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Contract Programming: C/C++, Tcl/Tk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
