Python Definition and 656 Threads

I want to start learning python. Lots of people I know say it's a very good language. Right now I know Java and a little bit of C++, but I'd like to experiment with some other languages, specifically Python. Right now I've got Python 2.4 installed on my PC, now I need to know what to do from...

No numerical sort in python ? I was really surprised to see that python can't do such an elementary operation! I am trying to do a numerical sort in python on an array. I am using python for windows (DOS). In perl you can simply write sort{$a<=>$b}@a and this will sort it according to the...

hello guys, i have a question, but i don't know if i should post it in the computer section or this. I wanted to create a physics simulation or something like that using python for a science fair project, but i can't find any ideas.. and i am not a very good programmer either, but since i...

MSNBC - 49-foot python captured in Indonesia Address:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3845750/

What would you suggest for a first computer language? Many people told me Python but equally as many said it probably wouldn't do what I wanted to. So, I was told I should try PERL or C++...what would you suggest?