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What is the useful purpose of Python? - dorlow - Sep-16-2020
Ok, so I'm a noob. I have some programming knowledge. I have extremely elementary knowledge of c++ and c#. In my current job, I use Powershell everyday and have wrote some, in my opinion, complex scripts (a few hundred lines.) But, the way I see it, c++ and c# are compiled languages. So, I can write a program and hand the executable to someone and they can run the program. With powershell, I can't do that. But, powershell has modules and snap-ins that hook into the operating system. So, when I run commands, it's doing something.... changing something with the operating system or whatever 3rd party software product that has a snap-in for Powershell. But I would never hand a powershell script to an end user. The way I see it, Python isn't a compiled language. But, it doesn't really hook into the host OS or server to do anything. I can't imagine you would write a Python program or script and hand it to a home user and have them run it.... or even a non-IT business person. So, what is the useful case for Python?
RE: What is the useful purpose of Python? - Gribouillis - Sep-16-2020
You can ask your users to install python or have python installed by default such as Linux users do. Some programs such as Pyinstaller also create Windows executable out of Python scripts, etc.
RE: What is the useful purpose of Python? - JaneOgden91fCL - Sep-16-2020
python is usually used in business stuff, really convenient