On 26 Mar 2007 06:20:32 -0700, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >OK... >I've been told that Both Fortran and Python are easy to read, and are
Python is hugely easier to read. >quite useful in creating scientific apps for the number crunching, but >then Python is a tad slower than Fortran because of its a high level Fortran is massively faster than Python. >language nature, so what are the advantages of using Python for >creating number crunching apps over Fortran?? You can get the speed of fortran in Python by using libraries like Numeric without losing the readability of Python. Jean-Paul -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
