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replacing python is a bit of stretch no? I'm sure you can, but is it practical? like for quickly hacking stuff up.

• IndianAstronaut 10y ago
  I find getting stuff up and running with Go is quite easy. Just set up a small package with some quick hacks and then a separate file to run the package functions.
• IndianAstronaut 10y ago
  I find getting stuff up and running with Go is quite easy. Just set up a small package with some quick hacks and then a separate file to run the package functions.
• Jonhoo 10y ago
  Actually, no. I've found that I'm maybe even more productive in Rust than I am in Python, even for one-off tasks. The one exception is probably plotting, but I'm sure a Rust library for that isn't far off.
  • Scarbutt 10y ago
    Impressive, I'll have to check it out :)
  • jhasse 10y ago
    What's your replacement for Python REPLs like bpython or ptpython?
    • Jonhoo 10y ago
      I barely, if ever, use/need a REPL. The shell has all the tools I need for short, one-off tasks.
• pjmlp 10y ago
  Once upon a time I used Python for systems administration tasks and that was a long time ago, around 2003. Python doesn't offer much against languages that compile to native code, have type inference (if strong typed) and REPL. The only reason for me, would be if I am required to make use of a framework or library that requires me to use Python.
• lmm 10y ago
  I use Scala for that kind of use case sometimes. If you have a REPL and you have good enough type inference you can pretty much just do what you would do in Python, and as a bonus you can reuse library functions from your real system rather than having to duplicate or shell out to them from your scripts