Any programmers here?

[Burble]

Ah yes, how could I forget python. I wanted to write a script that pulled information from the dhcpd leases file, added them into dns and so on (this was before ddns was in bind) so spent half an hour reading about python and it did the job.

The biggest python script I wrote was a client for livejournal.com but I got fed up of them changing the API just enough to break my script so I binned it.

[Daz]

Originally Posted by MarcLister

It seems relatively new and unknown.

Python's been around for quite a while, ~15 years if college memory serves (early nineties). In my experience it's not a commonly used or sought after skill in business.

[MarcLister]

Originally Posted by Daz

Python's been around for quite a while, ~15 years if college memory serves (early nineties). In my experience it's not a commonly used or sought after skill in business.

I kind of meant new as in not as commonly known as say Java/Perl etc.

It doesn't really have a high profile. I'd still like to learn it but I've no idea where to start. I've installed it but until I get an idea of the syntax or find some little project online to complete I'll find it hard to get into Python.

[Admiral Huddy]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Isn't that similar to Pascal and/or Cobol? I had to code in pascal for a-level coursework only 2 years ago. Baby Jesus wept when i had to code in that...

Nothing like it..

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RPG_programming_language