The Python module library (which is included, like PHP's) is set up in something resembling a sane, logical system.
This. Coming from a Java background, I had the opportunity to begin and deploying custom applications over a year ago. Since then, I have found the language pragmatic and straight-to-the-point i.e. Pythonic. You should see how Java developer's head spin when I tell them I got a prototyped RESTful Web Service interacting with our legacy system in two days.... TWO DAYS! This is from someone who considers himself a basement coder versus all these J2EE developer types Thank you Flask! Plain and simple, Python rocks and it rocks hard. I'm buying this book ASAP.
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