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   phiofx (phiofx@hachyderm.io)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 09:31:40 JST phiofx

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   • Sean Boyer 🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE

   @sb Its now mostly a distant memory but the first impression of #python after a lifetime of c++ etc. still lingers in my mind.

   It was: wow, is it legal to have such an easy time, and dare I say fun, getting things done? :-)

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     Sean Boyer 🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE (sb@fed.sbcloud.cc)'s status on Sunday, 10-Dec-2023 09:31:41 JST Sean Boyer 🇵🇸 FREE PALESTINE

     I'm several decades familiar with many, many programming languages, but have about a half-dozen that I'd consider *daily driver* languages. #python is not one of them.

     I'm writing a lil' thing in #py, and have to keep looking up what modules to include for basic things... and every single time, the answer is exactly what I would have intuited.

     "What would I call my datetime module if I were me? I'd call it *datetime*." It's *datetime*.

     "If I wanted today's date, I'd want 'date.today()'". Yup.

     I guess that's why it's so widely recommended as a starter language. Not starter because it's lacks advanced features, but because it lacks unnecessary confusion!

     #pennyForMyThoughts