16 replies to this topic

[bigjoe11a]

Guys. After reading this form and watching some of the tutorials. I see no since at all for using Python. Since PHP does the job for us.

So my question is for what reason would you have to use Python.

Joe

[Zoopstud]

Comparing PHP and Python is like comparing JavaScript to Java. Python is a general purpose language, PHP is a scripting language.

[bigjoe11a]

Ok, if Python is a general purpose language, Then what good is it. How can that make any web site better. If PHP is a scripting language and every one knows this. Then where does Python come in at. Just what can Python do that PHP can't do. Or is there some thing that Python can do that PHP can't do.

[Zoopstud]

Python can do every thing PHP can and every thing PHP can't, Joe there is a hell of a lot more to programming than the just on thweb.

[bigjoe11a]

Oh, ok, that explains it then. Your saying that python is not just for web development but it's use for other languages too. So I could use it in C or C++ or even Visual C# and other programming languages. ?. I didn't know that until now. Thanks Zoo. I'll have to see if I can find some information on this.

Joe

[Zoopstud]

Nope python is newer and better than c++, nice analogy here http://jeetworks.org/node/103. As for C that's a lower level language, its compiled rather than interpreted.

[dlantz]

joe, like zoop is saying, python is very powerful, but like any language its only as useful as the project needs it to be - sometimes the project may not even need that kind of horse power.


you're definitely on the right track, and you should do some hello worlds with python just to see how it works and then try it just for fun.

i still prefer to use python as a script or c# as a service to take some of the weight off of php.

[bigjoe11a]

Ok, well then, can you tell me just what I would use Python for. If Python is that powerfull then just what can I or should I use if for. What would be a good reason to use Python.

[Zoopstud]

If you have to ask that question then you don't need to use it and have no reason to use it. Ever used dropbox, or played/heard of eve online?

[bigjoe11a]

I have use dropbox before. What does that have to do with Python.

[Zoopstud]

Dropbox is written in python.

[bigjoe11a]

Oh, ok, Thanks Zoo!, I'll have to try playing a round with Python. as soon as I can get some of this other crap working.

[bigjoe11a]

Can some one tell me how I would excute a python program in PHP. Since it was a program. I thought of using exec() and that doesn't seem to do any thing. So can some one tell me how to run a python program.

[Zoopstud]

http://docs.python.o...webservers.html

[bigjoe11a]

Thank Zoo, It's just I don't under stand any of that. Since I'm new to python. None of it makes any since.

[jream]

Python can make GUI's, Websites, and Handle Multi-Threading (PHP Can't). It's very useful if you want to write scripts in SSH as well, it is much less code than if you were to write a PHP equivalent most of the time.

[bigjoe11a]

hi! Jream, and thanks. How ever for the last month I been stuck on my PHP project and I haven't been able to complete the ACL part of it. and your video tutorials only give small samples of just what I can do with it. and since I not getting any more help from your board. At this time I don't know what to do.

Joe