Why do people use Python instead of C/C++ or Assembly? originally appeared on Quora: the place to gain and share knowledge, empowering people to learn from others and better understand the world.

Python compares better to C++ or Java than it does to perl.<BR><BR>It's an OO scripting language, very easy to develop in, but rather slow.<BR><BR>I do beleive Perl is quite a bit faster than python - ...

That Python is the dominant programming language for VS Code is not even open for debate, backed up by a quick glance at the open-source-based code editor's marketplace, where five of the six most ...