How Python Differs from Other Languages

  • Python is easy to learn.
  • Python is good for starting out because the syntax of Python is very simple and understandable.
  • We can create GUI and CGI in a few lines of code.
Who uses Python?
Python is used for developing many popular Web products
  • Youtube.
  • Google.
  • Yahoo! map.
  • Shopzilla.
  • Ultraseek.
Comparing Python With Other Languages
Python is compared with the most liked programming languages such as Java, JavaScript, Tcl, Perl, Smalltalk, and C++ also. We will find Python is a good language for development
Python vs Java
Point of Difference Python Java
Program run time Python program runs slower than Java Java program runs faster than python
Program development time Takes less time than Java Takes more time for developing the same program
Length of the code Python code is 3-5 times shorter than Java code Java code is longer than Python
Type Python is dynamically typed Java is not dynamically typed
Python vs JavaScript
Point of Difference Python JavaScript
Object-based
A python is an object-based programming language JavaScript is also an object-based scripting language
Type Python can be used as a scripting language as well as a programming language JavaScript is only used for the scripting language
Python vs Perl
Point of Difference Python Perl
Basic Python is very close to Perl Perl is also very close to Python programming language
Programming methodologies Python supports common programming methodologies such as data structure and object-oriented programming Perl supports common application-oriented tasks like built-in regular expressions, file scanning and reports generating features
Python vs Tcl
Point of Difference Python Tcl
Typed Python is a general-purpose language programming language Tcl is application extension language and stand-alone programming language
Data type Python has a rich Datatype set for storing values Tcl stores all type values in a string mean TCL is weak in the data structure
Program execution time Python program executes faster Tcl program executes slower than python program
Modularity Python supports module for writing large programs in a small module Tcl also has lack of module for writing a large program
Python vs Smalltalk
Point of Difference Python Smalltalk
Typed Python is a dynamically typed language Smalltalk is not dynamically typed programming
Standard library Python's library has more facilities for dealing with the internet and WWW realities such as email, HTML and FTP Smalltalk's standard library of collection data types is more refined
Python vs C++
Point of Difference Python C++
Length of code Python code is 5-10 time shorter than C++ code C++ code is 5-10 times longer than Python code
OOPS Python is pure OOPS programming language C++ is not a pure OOPS programming language
Tools available for Python development
  • Wing IDE: It reduces the development and debugging time, coding errors
  • PyCharm: It is a proprietary and open source IDE for Python development
  • PyScripter: It is free and open-source software Python IDE for Windows.
  • Python Tools for Visual Studio: It is a free and open-source plug-in for Visual Studio.
  • Sublime Text: It is a text editor.
  • Webware for Python: It is a suite of programming tools for constructing Web-based Applications in Python.
  • Komodo IDE: It is an IDE for Python.
  • Atom: It is an open-source cross-platform IDE, which has more Python features under the package extensions.