Python

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Get To Grips With Python

Wednesday 2 July 2008 by Huw Collingbourne

Over the past few years I’ve been so involved with the Ruby language that I’ve been guilty of ignoring an important alternative, Python. The two languages have much in common - they are both dynamic, object oriented languages with a simple syntax far removed from the ‘curly-bracket’ C-like languages which are so dominant. In this new series, I plan to explore the basics of the Python language. If you are interested, you may want to follow my progress...

First you will need to grab a copy of a Python interpreter and an IDE or editor. The main Python site is here: http://www.python.org/. Here you can navigate to the download page and choose a version of Python for your operating system. Alternatively, you can download ActiveState's ActivePython - a complete distribution with a number of useful extensions and documentation. ActiveState also has a multi-language editor, Komodo Edit, which is free and includes Python support. The screenshot (...)

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