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I've noticed quite a bit of introductory level Python stuff showing up on HN lately, and while there's nothing wrong with that (and I appreciated the link to th

I've noticed quite a bit of introductory level Python stuff showing up on HN lately, and while there's nothing wrong with that (and I appreciated the link to the Decorator PEP because I'd forgotten about the decorator generator 3rd party module), I wonder what's driving it.

juvenn 17y ago
Because there're unqualified hackers here.
- scott_s 17y ago
  I was unfamiliar with args and kwargs in Python, despite using the language for lots of scripting, and liking the language immensely. It's a simple concept and now I get it, but I'm still unclear on what star and starstar mean, which is something I keep meaning to look up. Does that make me an unqualified hacker?
  - mattyb 17y ago
    http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacking-argument-lists http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacki...
- randallsquared 17y ago
  Interesting that "unqualified hackers" can be read in two ways, both of which are true for the statement. Or maybe just interesting to me. :)
chasingsparks 17y ago
Google? Honestly, I just took what I assumed was going to be a plunge back into Python for web development (preferred lang is Ruby). I opted to relearn Python because Google has a visible preference for it. After a 24 hour refresher (reading Guido's documentation), I am pleasantly surprised. Who knew Python actually has some strong things going for it? ;)
garnet7 17y ago
> I wonder what's driving it. Just some guesses/thinking-out-loud: * people are getting sick of php (well, sicker than usual) * Python 3 has been out for a while and it's starting to be used by more people * Perl 6 is seeing regular releases, some tutorial material is showing up out there, so maybe it's having an effect of getting people interested in new languages * It's possible that some Rubyists who left the ship are now returning.

juvenn 17y ago

Because there're unqualified hackers here.

scott_s 17y ago
I was unfamiliar with args and kwargs in Python, despite using the language for lots of scripting, and liking the language immensely. It's a simple concept and now I get it, but I'm still unclear on what star and starstar mean, which is something I keep meaning to look up. Does that make me an unqualified hacker?
- mattyb 17y ago
  http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacking-argument-lists http://docs.python.org/dev/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacki...
randallsquared 17y ago
Interesting that "unqualified hackers" can be read in two ways, both of which are true for the statement. Or maybe just interesting to me. :)

chasingsparks 17y ago

Google? Honestly, I just took what I assumed was going to be a plunge back into Python for web development (preferred lang is Ruby). I opted to relearn Python because Google has a visible preference for it. After a 24 hour refresher (reading Guido's documentation), I am pleasantly surprised. Who knew Python actually has some strong things going for it? ;)

garnet7 17y ago

> I wonder what's driving it. Just some guesses/thinking-out-loud: * people are getting sick of php (well, sicker than usual) * Python 3 has been out for a while and it's starting to be used by more people * Perl 6 is seeing regular releases, some tutorial material is showing up out there, so maybe it's having an effect of getting people interested in new languages * It's possible that some Rubyists who left the ship are now returning.