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Re:Linus Torvalds Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award by huhtenberg on Monday May 05, 2014 @02:46AM (#7697217)
(3) C implementation

There's a strong aversion of using tools done in Python outside of Python community. It is irrational, but it being an inherently interpreted language puts it into the same perception bucket as Perl and who'd want to use a control system written in Perl?

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Re:Linus Torvalds Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award by dima55 on Monday May 05, 2014 @02:57AM (#7697243)
Dude, python IS in the same bucket as perl. The list of pros and cons when compared to C is identical.
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Re:Linus Torvalds Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award by huhtenberg on Monday May 05, 2014 @03:17AM (#7697302)
Shhh... don't tell HN.
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Re:Linus Torvalds Receives 2014 IEEE Computer Pioneer Award by annnnd on Monday May 05, 2014 @10:11AM (#7698626)
There is one difference - you need an external tool to properly obfuscate Python source code. :)
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