what is python

[bishi]

hi!i want to know what is python..
and i work in PHP HOW I LEARNS THAT PYTHON

[webmaster]

Python is an interpreted, interactive, object-oriented programming language. It is often compared to Tcl, Perl, Scheme or Java.

Python combines remarkable power with very clear syntax. It has modules, classes, exceptions, very high level dynamic data types, and dynamic typing. There are interfaces to many system calls and libraries, as well as to various windowing systems (X11, Motif, Tk, Mac, MFC). New built-in modules are easily written in C or C++. Python is also usable as an extension language for applications that need a programmable interface.

The Python implementation is portable: it runs on many brands of UNIX, on Windows, OS/2, Mac, Amiga, and many other platforms. If your favorite system isn't listed here, it may still be supported, if there's a C compiler for it. Ask around on news:comp.lang.python -- or just try compiling Python yourself.

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[Kotik]

A question while im moving my data to my new hdd. What is an object oriented lang?

[Malcolm]

He's a page that explains it better then I eve could:
http://java.sun.com/docs/books/tutorial/java/concepts/

[davidbeckam]

I'm mainly a PHP programmer however I've been dabbling in Python and absolutely love how simple everything is. I wrote a email filter to catch certain mail in about 30 minutes and now I have this new script which logs me into my campus' BlueSocket WIFI automatically.... Basically I was just wondering are there any ways I could have cut this down a bit more (maybe how I dealt with the gateway handling?)

Code:

#!/usr/bin/python
import urllib2, urllib, socket
username = 'USERNAME'
password = 'PASWORD'
ip = socket.gethostbyname(socket.gethostname())
gateway = ip.split('.')
gateway[3]='1'
gatewayip = gateway[0:4]
gate_ip = ".".join(gatewayip)
gatesip = "http://",gate_ip,"/login.pl"
g = "".join(gatesip)
login = urllib.urlencode({'customlogin': 1, '_FORM_SUBMIT': 1, 'which_form': 'reg', 'destination': '', 'error': '', 'source': '128.186.232.83','SUBMIT': 'Log In', 'bs_name': username, 'bs_password': password});
e = urllib2.urlopen(g, login)
print "Tried...",g
print "Logged in!"

Thanks in advance.