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Think Python: One of the biggest strengths of the language was always the "Batteries Included" philosophy, which took Perl's CPAN idea (massively important for
by msla 9y ago
Think Python: One of the biggest strengths of the language was always the "Batteries Included" philosophy, which took Perl's CPAN idea (massively important for Perl's success, BTW) one step further and packaged common libraries into the base install. People got up and running faster, and Python prospered.
- Myrmornis 9y agoWhat in the python standard library compares with the extraordinary diversity of functionality present in, say, org-mode?
- msla 9y agoThat's a hard comparison to make, but I'm sure if the Python developers had a package they thought would be as well-loved as org-mode is among Emacs users, they'd package it in with the base install.
- kstrauser 9y agoOTOH, another big strength is the near universal adoption of certain fast moving third party packages. For example, everyone uses Requests because it's better in almost every way than the built-in stuff, but because it's not included with Python its developer can move at a much faster pace.