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<h2>What is Python?</h2>
<p>Python is an agile programming language.</p>
<p>There, I said it, so now everyone can stop using terms like scripting and interpreted or high-level
that either have negative connotations or don't really get across why Python is so great.
Just say <a href="http://www.python.org/">Python</a> is an
<a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=agile">agile</a> programming language.
Note that Java and C# are not agile languages, but that Ruby probably is based on what I know about Ruby.
If you use <a href="http://www.jython.org/">Jython</a> with Java that also counts as agile.</p>
<p><a href="http://c2.com/cgi/wiki?WardCunningham">Ward Cunningham</a> and I came up with the idea of
calling Python an agile language during an evening get-together on March 14th, 2003 with
<a href="http://search.cpan.org/author/INGY/">Brian Ingerson</a>. We tried using the term all evening
and it seemed to work. Since then, I've brought it up with people at
<a href="http://www.python.org/pycon/">PyCon</a> and other events and everyone seems to like the term.
It looks like we have a winner.</a>
<p>Here's the working list for what I'm calling agile programming languages.</p>
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<li>excellent for beginners, yet superb for experts
<li>highly scalable, suitable for large projects as well as small ones
<li>rapid development
<li>portable, cross-platform
<li>embeddable
<li>easily extensible
<li>object-oriented
<li>you can get the job done
<li>simple yet elegant
<li>stable and mature
<li>powerful standard libs
<li>wealth of 3rd party packages</li></ul>
<p>And don't forget that with Python, programming is fun again!</p>
<p>What is sort of interesting is that while I think Python is an excellent programming language to use
with <a href="http://www.computerworld.com/softwaretopics/software/appdev/story/0,10801,67952,00.html">Agile Development Methods</a>
I wasn't trying to just ride on that bandwagon. It is precisely because Python is an agile language
that it is applicable to agile development methods, quick one-off programs normally thought of as
scripts, and traditional software development done by solo programmers or teams. Most of the programming
world still hasn't embraced the tenets of the <a href="http://www.martinfowler.com/articles/newMethodology.html">agile methodology</A>,
but despite the programming style or type of program you're writing, Python will be applicable to the problem you're trying to solve.</p>
<h2>Why Python?</h2>
<p>Archaeopteryx Software provides some great information pages discussing the benefits of the Python programming language:</p>
<blockquote>"Python is an open-source object-oriented programming language that offers two to ten fold programmer productivity increases over languages like C, C++, Java, C#, Visual Basic (VB), and Perl."</blockquote>
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<li><a href="http://archaeopteryx.com/python">Python Overview</a>
<li><a href="http://archaeopteryx.com/python/benefits">The benefits of Python</a>
<li><a href="http://archaeopteryx.com/python/evaluating">Evaluating Python for your project</a>
<li><a href="http://archaeopteryx.com/python/resources">Resources for evaluators</a></li></ul>
<p><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/">Eric Raymond</a> explains <a href="http://www.linuxjournal.com/article.php?sid=3882">Why Python?</a> in a LinuxJournal article.</p>
<p>Paul Prescod has his own reasons for <a href="http://www.prescod.net/python/why.html">why he promotes Python</a>.</p>
<p>Some <a href="http://www.python.org/about/success/">Python Success Stories</a>.</p>
<p>Watch a <a href="http://www.python.org/other/python.mov">15 minute movie Introducing Python</a> (68 MB) by some of its creators and users.</p><br>
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