Python is the future

Python is a clear and powerful object-oriented programming language, comparable to Perl, Ruby, Scheme, or Java.

Some of Python's notable features:

    * Uses an elegant syntax, making the programs you write easier to read.
    * Is an easy-to-use language that makes it simple to get your program working. This makes Python ideal for prototype development and other ad-hoc programming tasks, without compromising maintainability.
    * Comes with a large standard library that supports many common programming tasks such as connecting to web servers, searching text with regular expressions, reading and modifying files.
    * Python's interactive mode makes it easy to test short snippets of code. There's also a bundled development environment called IDLE.
    * Is easily extended by adding new modules implemented in a compiled language such as C or C++.
    * Can also be embedded into an application to provide a programmable interface.
    * Runs on many different computers and operating systems: Windows, MacOS, many brands of Unix, OS/2, ...
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      Is free software in two senses. It doesn't cost anything to download or use Python, or to include it in your application. Python can also be freely modified and re-distributed, because while the language is copyrighted it's available under an open source license.

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Wait, what?
Test as you go is the worst design philopsophy. Ever. If somebody can't write a program that nearly works from scratch, and then quickly do a ten minute bug hunt when they are done to produce a working product. They should find another major. And no I don't mean an entire software solution or next generation game or operating system. I mean the chucks that in themselves warrant being named as seperate peices- though I have been a bit relaxed in the definition because lets face it. Who is writing a peice of software that has multiple parts and is actually a software engineering challenge in python anyway?