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NASA uses Python...
... so does Rackspace, Industrial Light and Magic, AstraZeneca, Honeywell, and many others.
What they are saying...
Since then, we've changed how we use Python a ton internally. We have lots more production software written in Python. We've basically reimplemented all our production service monitoring in Python and also our production software management infrastructure for a significant amount of what we run.
A big component to that has been our use of Twisted Python. We're pretty reliant on the Twisted framework, and we use it for our base-line management software that we use to run the great majority of production services that we have, our monitoring infrastructure and the next-generation thing that we have coming, which is a suite of programs that will automate the upgrade process for us.
-- Dan Kelley, director of application integration at ITA Software, quoted in eWeek.
Using Python For...
- Web Programming
- CGI, Zope, Django, TurboGears, XML
- Databases
- ODBC, MySQL
- GUI Development
- wxPython, tkInter, PyGtk, PyQt
- Scientific and Numeric
- Bioinformatics, Physics
- Education
- pyBiblio, Software Carpentry Course
- Networking
- Sockets, Twisted
- Software Development
- Buildbot, Trac, Roundup, IDEs
- Game Development
- PyGame, PyKyra, 3D Rendering
Python is a dynamic object-oriented programming language that can be used for many kinds of software development. It offers strong support for integration with other languages and tools, comes with extensive standard libraries, and can be learned in a few days. Many Python programmers report substantial productivity gains and feel the language encourages the development of higher quality, more maintainable code.
Python runs on Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OS X, OS/2, Amiga, Palm Handhelds, and Nokia mobile phones. Python has also been ported to the Java and .NET virtual machines.
Python is distributed under an OSI-approved open source license that makes it free to use, even for commercial products.
The Python Software Foundation (PSF) holds and protects the intellectual property rights behind Python, underwrites the PyCon conference, and funds grants and other projects in the Python community.
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PyCon 2009 Registration & Hotel Reservations Open!
PyCon 2009 registration is now open!. Full information about conference registration, tutorials, and hotel reservations is on the PyCon 2009 website.
PyCon Italy
PyCon Tre, the third edition of PyCon Italy, will take place in Florence from 8-10 May 2009. Confirmed keynote speakers so far include Guido van Rossum, more to come. The call for papers will be open from 9 February to 8 March.
EuroPython 2009 Call For Papers
EuroPython 2009, hosted by the PyCon UK Society, will take place in Birmingham City Centre from the 28th June to 3rd July 2009, replacing PyCon UK. Confirmed keynote speakers so far include Cory Doctorow, Professor Sir Tony Hoare and Jim Hugunin. More importantly, this is a community conference and we need your talks to make it a success: call for papers.
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