Python
1. <language> A simple, high-level interpreted language by Guido van Rossum <
[email protected]>, 1991.
Python combines ideas from
ABC,
C,
Modula-3 and
Icon.
It bridges the gap between
C and
shell programming, making it suitable for rapid prototyping or as an extension language for C applications.
It is
object-oriented and supports packages, modules, classes, user-defined exceptions, a good C interface, dynamic loading of C modules and has no arbitrary restrictions.
Python is available, among others, for
Unix,
Windows,
DOS,
OS/2,
Macintosh, and
Amoeba.
Current version: 1.4, includes
interpreter, libraries, and documentation.
Home (http://www.python.org/).
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.lang.python.
2. <compiler> A
compiler for
CMU Common LISP.
Python is more sophisticated than other
Common Lisp compilers.
It produces better code and is easier to use.
The programming environment based on the Hemlock editor is better integrated than
GNU Emacs based environments.
