On Jun 6, 12:07 pm, Steve Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- walterbyrd <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am getting the idea that most python "programmers" > > use python more > > like a tool, rather than as their primary > > specialization. In other > > words, python is usually not the primary > > specialization. > > I'm one of the exceptions to this rule. My primary > work product is Python code. I'm not using Python > code to solve scientific problems, model data, etc., > Instead, I'm writing code that will hopefully execute > without failure long after I've written it. > > I'm basically writing Python code that moves the data > from here to there much faster than a human could move > the data. > > Which isn't to say that I don't also use Python as a > tool. I do write plenty of throwaway Python programs > where working Python code is not the end goal; it's > the data analysis, getting an invoice out, etc. that > really matters. > > Also, I'm lucky enough to specialize in Python now, > but like many of the previous folks that replied to > you, I have backgrounds in other languages. At my > current job I still spent about 3 to 5 percent of my > time maintaining legacy C/C++ code. > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Choose the right car based on your needs. Check out Yahoo! Autos new Car > Finder tool.http://autos.yahoo.com/carfinder/
I know loads of people doing Real Software Development, myself included, who work primarily with Python on a professional basis. (loads means > 10 here) In fact, most programmers I know personally use Python. I am lucky enough to work exclusively in Python. Cheers, -T -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
