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Ask HN: Why Python?

I am not looking to be controversial. It is something I have been genuinely thinking for sometime.

I don't understand the need for Python as a general-purpose programming language. How are organizations using Python at scale? I understand that it is a good scripting language but other than does it offer anything substantial compared to other general-purpose languages like - Node, Go, C# or even Java? These languages can also be used at scale without worrying about the low-level details, however, I cannot say the same for Python.

Apart from AI / ML, where Python is heavily used by interfacing with C/C++/CUDA libraries is there any place where Python stands out on its own without merely acts as a frontend to other languages?

Am I missing something here?

15 points itsmefaz 3 years ago 20 comments

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