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Sounds like you just don't like Python, but you don't have great reasons for not liking it. The standard library is fantastic in Python. Find better reasons to

• tanin 7y ago
  Saying Ruby/Scala have richer standard lib than Python isn't really a stab at Python. Like dragonwriter says, it shows that "Python expresses the concept fairly compactly in the core language without even resorting to stdlib". It depends on your taste whether you like richer stdlib, and I do. But some don't. We are talking about how short the code can be in this post, and `my_list[0] if my_list else None` (Python) is longer than `my_list.headOption` (Scala) or `my_list.first` (Ruby). I'd appreciate more if you elaborate why my example isn't a good illustration on the brevity aspect.
  • zapzupnz 7y ago
    I think there are just a lot of people here getting touchy and defensive because other people aren't automatically leaping to false conclusions from this article's data, preferring to imagine that the article validates their personal choice of favourite programming language rather than engage in proper speculation about the quality of the conclusions made within the article.
    • galaxyLogic 7y ago
      I would agree that the sample size was small so programmer competency may be a big factor. The interesting takeaway from this study I think is that it does not show that statically typed (even "pure") functional languages are not obviously better than plain old Python. The interesting thing is not what this study proves, but what it does not prove.
      • tanin 7y ago
        > The interesting takeaway from this study I think is that it does not show that statically typed (even "pure") functional languages are not obviously better than plain old Python. Could you elaborate more on this statement? Not a native english speaker here, so I don't quite understand the sentence. Thank you.