Re:Linux Journal: Readers' Choice Awards 2010 - Best Program...
by gaius on Monday November 01, 2010 @10:54AM
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This is the real difference between Ruby and Python, in my experience too. You're more likely to find Ruby used by people who self-identify as programmers and more likely to find Python used by people who self-identify as some other job - but the amount of code each group writes is probably about the same.
Re:Linux Journal: Readers' Choice Awards 2010 - Best Program...
by cageface on Monday November 01, 2010 @10:09AM
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I've seen a lot of postings like this but I've also seen several lately where Python is the primary requirement. For example, I've seen several openings recently for people in the financial industry with no hard requirements beyond Python experience.
In general, most of the jobs in Python are side-effects of the field they're used in and not based on being a good Python developer.
I'm sure there are exceptions, but in my localized job searches, Python isn't seen as the primary skillset, merely a 'nice to have' one.