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diff --git a/Misc/BLURB b/Misc/BLURB deleted file mode 100644 index 590380576d..0000000000 --- a/Misc/BLURB +++ /dev/null @@ -1,29 +0,0 @@ -What is Python? Executive Summary ----------------------------------- - -Python is an interpreted, object-oriented, high-level programming -language with dynamic semantics. Its high-level built in data -structures, combined with dynamic typing and dynamic binding, make it -very attractive for rapid application development, as well as for use -as a scripting or glue language to connect existing components -together. Python's simple, easy to learn syntax emphasizes -readability and therefore reduces the cost of program maintenance. -Python supports modules and packages, which encourages program -modularity and code reuse. The Python interpreter and the extensive -standard library are available in source or binary form without charge -for all major platforms, and can be freely distributed. - -Often, programmers fall in love with Python because of the increased -productivity it provides. Since there is no compilation step, the -edit-test-debug cycle is incredibly fast. Debugging Python programs is -easy: a bug or bad input will never cause a segmentation fault. -Instead, when the interpreter discovers an error, it raises an -exception. When the program doesn't catch the exception, the -interpreter prints a stack trace. A source level debugger allows -inspection of local and global variables, evaluation of arbitrary -expressions, setting breakpoints, stepping through the code a line at -a time, and so on. The debugger is written in Python itself, -testifying to Python's introspective power. On the other hand, often -the quickest way to debug a program is to add a few print statements -to the source: the fast edit-test-debug cycle makes this simple -approach very effective. |