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tamimio an hour ago

Please no, python should be deprecated at this age, especially in the era of llm, horrible language from the performance to the dependencies to everything, can’t believe it got popular over perl back in the day

orthogonal_cube 12 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I don’t understand the points attempted to be made here.

> especially in the era of LLM

Using a tool to generate a product in a language that someone isn’t familiar with is not a good idea.

> horrible language from the performance…

Nor is it a good idea to choose a language strictly for its performance when requirements like portability and framework maturity are at the forefront.

> …to the dependencies…

Dependency management isn’t the greatest, but it’s also not awful for a deployed product. Managing dependencies as a developer with multiple projects that each have their own virtual environment may not be fun but it’s not exactly an impossible mess.

> …to everything

   from __future__ import everything
> can’t believe it got popular over Perl back in the day

And I’m sure people can’t believe that the iPod got more popular than the Zune, but sometimes convenience and taste are what drive decisions.

conductr an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Performance isn’t important for any of the millions of things I use python for. I learned Perl first and gladly gave it up for syntax readability and easy of use over the years.

Pick the tool that’s right for you and the job, arguing against something based on your specific preferences should be seen as an argument without merit. I gave up Perl around the turn of the millennium, maybe it improved sense, but I really hated it back then-but I don’t go around badmouthing it and telling people to get rid of it.

Python is almost as ubiquitous as html, css, etc. It’s everywhere

GlacierFox an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I used it quite a bit for writing tools for applications like Maya and Blender as it's the only fully supported API surface. I take it it's pretty bad for anything more complex. I notice it's used quite a bit in science and math communities too.

joshheitzman 19 minutes ago | parent [-]

It's not. OP just has a hate-on for Python. Python is widely used in many domains and has one of the richest ecosystems of packages.