Writing CGI Programs in Python
And now for something completely different... Python has a very extensive, well documented and portable module library that provides a large variety of useful functions. The Internet-related collection is particularly impressive, with modules to deal with everything from parsing and retrieving URL's to retrieving mail from POP servers and everything in between.
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Preston Landers |
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Re: Where does PHP come in? |
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09-01-1999 11:33AM |
Well, PHP is a server-side include language, meant to be embedded directly into HTML. Python is a general purpose programming language like Perl or C. You can do pretty much anything in Python, not just CGI or web stuff.
PHP is fine, and it may be all you need. The right tool for the right job, I say. I'm learning PHP myself and my future articles may include a more in-depth comparison.
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