Trying to decide between PHP and Python

Tue Jan 4 15:32:28 EST 2011

On Jan 4, 2:29 pm, Dan M <catd... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2011年1月04日 12:20:42 -0800, Google Poster wrote:
> > About once a year, I have to learn yet another programming language.
> > Given all the recommendations (an outstanding accolade from Bruce Eckel,
> > author of "Thinking in Java") I have set my aim to Python. Sounds kinda
> > cool.
>> > The indentation-as-block is unique, but that is how I always indent,
> > anyway.
>> > Can any of you nice folks post a snippet of how to perform a listing of
> > the current directory and save it in a string?
>> > Something like this:
>> > $ setenv FILES = `ls`
>> > Bonus: Let's say that I want to convert the names of the files to
> > lowercase? As 'tolower()'
>> > TIA,
>> > -Ramon
>> 1)
> import os
> files = ' '.join(os.listdir('/home/dan'))
>> 2)
> import os
> import string
> files = string.lower(' '.join(os.listdir('/home/dan')))
>> As to choice between Python and PHP, I would say learn anything but PHP.

 > Even Perl has fewer tentacles than PHP.
Not to mention that it took me 9 minutes to get a reply from you...
Quite speedy community support.
That is a very important parameter in my technology decisions these
days.
Thanks!
-Ramon