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I have been learning python and it is an absolute joy. I had read quite a bit about it and how elegant and "smart" a language it is. There was an article that said great thinkers in computer science use python and the author of "The Cathedral and the Bazaar" was also very enthusiastic about it. The turning point for me was actually having a good reason to learn the language. With the research I am doing with NIKE, we decided python could be a very good option. I was a little biased just because I knew I wanted to learn it and I have little to no interest in learning perl (and yes I know perl is very similar to php).

Since I really didn't know python at all except for a few small hello world examples and such, I figured I should get on the stick and learn something about it. Well tonight I am proud to say that I have successfully connected to a database and parsed a little xml. I am pumped to say the least. It was extremely easy to get in the flow of the language. What has stood out the most is the efficiency. Python is really like reading a good book that will never be made into a movie. You just have to read it to understand.

I still am not totally qualified to make criticism regarding python but I really think I will not have much criticism to make when the time comes. Already the benefits of python have been apparent. I am becoming accustomed to the documentation and things are working well for me. I still need to get some system admin stuff working but overall, it has been simple and elegant fun. Try it out.