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To Python Or Not

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  • 08-07-2014 10:28am
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    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭


    I was looking at learning a new language, been developing in PHP and Java for a good few years now among other languages. For some reason Python has jumped out at me as a language to learn.

    So what I was wondering is there any want/need for Python devs in the IT landscape in Dublin/Ireland/Internationally these days or is it very niche?


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Ziycon wrote: »
    is there any want/need for Python devs in the IT landscape in Dublin/Ireland/Internationally these days

    Did you check the job sites? It's fairly easy to skim through them to get an idea of current demand.


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    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    Graham wrote: »
    Did you check the job sites? It's fairly easy to skim through them to get an idea of current demand.
    I was going to to do that but was more aiming from the perspective of people in IT presently, do they see it used much around the office or daily life.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    We use it

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    Ziycon
    Registered Users Posts: 1,987 ✭✭✭Ziycon


    Blacknight wrote: »
    We use it
    You don't mind me asking is it due to a legacy issue or was it the best solution for what you were looking for?


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    Colonel Panic
    Registered Users Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭Colonel Panic


    http://labs.spotify.com/2013/03/20/how-we-use-python-at-spotify/
    http://techblog.netflix.com/2013/03/python-at-netflix.html
    https://github.com/reddit/reddit

    Python is widely used. Plenty of docs and libraries online and not going anywhere. If you can already code, most of the same paradigms you know map to Python so banging out a couple of test projects isn't going to be a huge investment. Make your own mind up then about whether it's worth becoming more proficient at.

    We don't officially use it in work, but I prototype a lot with Python. Out of work, all my back end stuff is Python or Javascript with Node.js

    It's not a cutting edge language or anything. If you want to jump on that bandwagon, Think Node.js for the backend and Angular.js for single page web app front ends.


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    not1but4
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    Major players in the investment banking market are using it. Both employee developers in their Dublin offices.

    http://www.quora.com/Why-are-banks-like-JP-Morgan-and-Bank-of-America-Merrill-Lynch-using-Python-to-replace-historic-legacy-systems-built-in-Java-C++


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    Steviemoyne
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    It can be used to make games also.

    Edit: I've also used IronPython to make windows form applications.


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    djpbarry
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    I work in academia OP, where Python is definitely pretty "sexy" at the moment. I've only used it a bit, but it seems to have developed something of a reputation as a language for building pipelines and taping various modules together. I'm not really offering an opinion on it as a language as I don't have sufficient experience with it, but it is definitely being used.


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    Rucking_Fetard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Rucking_Fetard


    Python Bumps Off Java As Top Learning Language


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    c_man
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    I love Python. A cracking little language to (for me usually) automate something or other, in no time with little effort. Only got the time the recently to start going through it in more depth.


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    Rucking_Fetard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,260 ✭✭✭Rucking_Fetard


    http://www.teachmepython.com/


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    Burlap_Sack
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    http://learnpythonthehardway.org/book/ex0.html

    I found this one useful.


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    mneylon
    Registered Users Posts: 7,739 ✭✭✭mneylon


    Ziycon wrote: »
    You don't mind me asking is it due to a legacy issue or was it the best solution for what you were looking for?

    We use a mixture of PHP and Python for most of our inhouse software ie. applications + software that interact with domain name registries or add functionality to various systems

    I'm not 100% sure why we're using Python, but it's definitely not a "legacy" issue

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    Tar.Aldarion
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 60,082 Mod ✭✭✭✭Tar.Aldarion


    We use python and it's great. Go for it, definitely my favourite language.


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    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    "Python has been growing in popularity in the educational realm for at least the past few years, though this survey is the first to show it has eclipsed Java, which has been the dominant teaching language for the past decade"

    http://www.itworld.com/software/426242/python-bumps-java-top-learning-language


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    UCDVet
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    We've got a handful of full-time Python developers. If you enjoy the language, I'd say it's mainstream enough to be successful in finding jobs.

    (personally, I still am not too found of Python, but I know a lot of people who swear by it)


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    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,001 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    Ziycon wrote: »
    I was looking at learning a new language, been developing in PHP and Java for a good few years now among other languages. For some reason Python has jumped out at me as a language to learn.

    So what I was wondering is there any want/need for Python devs in the IT landscape in Dublin/Ireland/Internationally these days or is it very niche?

    Weather or not it becomes your main language, I'd say every developer needs to have a good command of a powerful scripting language to be really productive. The thing about Python or Ruby for that matter is that they let you do the simple stuff quickly - dump a database table into a csv file, move something around on a network, clean up a data file or whatever. And these days both environments seem to be on most client's servers that I touch.

    Learning Python will add a powerful tool to your toolbox, even if it never becomes a job clincher for you.


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    djpbarry
    Registered Users Posts: 13,104 ✭✭✭✭djpbarry


    This may be of interest, OP.


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