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> I was also simply curious why Norvig seems to like Python so much Why aren't you satisfied with his own explanations that you already knew about? "I looked
by kgwgk 6y ago
> I was also simply curious why Norvig seems to like Python so much
Why aren't you satisfied with his own explanations that you already knew about?
"I looked around for a language that was closer to the pseudocode in the book, and discovered Python was the closest. [...] Python is an excellent language for my intended use. It is easy to use (interactive with no compile-link-load-run cycle), which is important for my pedagogical purposes."
"I looked for the language that was most like our pseudocode, and found that Python was the best match. Then I had to teach myself enough Python to implement the examples from the textbook. I found that Python was very nice for certain types of small problems, and had the libraries I needed to integrate with lots of other stuff, at Google and elsewhere on the net."