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What are the drawbacks of Python? [closed]
Python seems all the rage these days, and not undeservingly - for it is truly a language with which one almost enjoys being given a new problem to solve. But, as a wise man once said (calling him a ...
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What does it mean when you say C++ offers more control compared to languages like Python?
I am comparing C++ with Python. It is clear that C++ is much more efficient and that the C++ code compiles directly to machine code whereas in Python it is interpreted.
I do understand that Python is ...
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Is code written inline faster than using function calls?
I wrote some script in Python that creates a giant 2D matrix (1000x1000 or bigger) and fills it with random numbers. And after that, it goes through every element of the matrix and changes the number ...
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Why do people hesitate to use Python 3?
Python 3 was released in December 2008. A lot of time has passed since then but still today many developers hesitate to use Python 3. Even popular frameworks like Django are not compatible with Python ...
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Learn a framework on a project, or mix languages between backend services [closed]
I am designing my next project, which will do various domain-specific tasks, but all that will be controlled and used via a generic crud web app.
I have been professionally using Java with Spring for ...
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Is Python Interpreted or Compiled?
This is just a wondering I had while reading about interpreted and compiled languages.
Ruby is no doubt an interpreted language since the source code is processed by an interpreter at the point of ...
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Do all dynamically typed languages not support function overloading?
I have noticed that JavaScript and PHP and Python do not support function overloading.
Do all dynamically typed languages not support function overloading? If the answer is yes, then why is that?
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Difference between a REPL and interactive shell
Noob question. I am not quite able to tell the difference between a REPL and an interactive shell just by reading the definitions on Wikipedia.
Wiki notes that REPL is a particular kind of ...
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Programming language usage at Google [closed]
I have heard Google uses Python, Java and C++. But what I don't know is how is each of those programming language is used. I mean what is Python, Java and C++ is used for at Google. Why would they ...
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Why was Python's popularity so sudden? [closed]
Python first appeared in 1991, but it was somewhat unknown until 2004, if the TIOBE rankings quantify anything meaningful.
What happened? What caused the interest in this 13 year old language to go ...
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Why doesn't Python need a compiler?
Just wondering (now that I've started with C++ which needs a compiler) why Python doesn't need a compiler?
I just enter the code, save it as an exec, and run it. In C++ I have to make builds and all ...
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Python productivity VS Java Productivity
Over on SO I came across a question regarding which platform, Java or Python is best for developing on Google AppEngine. Many people were boasting of the increased productivity gained from using ...
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If we can do functional programming with Python, do we need a specific functional programming language? [closed]
Using generators and lambda, we can do functional programming with Python. You can also achieve the same thing with Ruby.
So the question is: why do we need specific functional programming languages ...
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Is Python a good choice to develop UIs? If so, wxPython or Tkinter?
I'm looking forward to develop a desktop application using Python. I'm a beginner and I don't have sufficient expertise in Python. I'm also a Java programmer. Although I have some experience in ...
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How do I learn Python from zero to web development? [closed]
I am looking into learning Python for web development.
Assuming I already have some basic web development experience with Java (JSP/Servlets), I'm already familiar with web design (HTML, CSS, JS), ...
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