An Introduction to Python for Unix/C Programmers (1993)
| Venue: | Proc. of the NLUUG najaarsconferentie. Dutch UNIX users group |
| Citations: | 4 - 0 self |
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@INPROCEEDINGS{Rossum93anintroduction,
author = {Guido van Rossum},
title = {An Introduction to Python for Unix/C Programmers},
booktitle = {Proc. of the NLUUG najaarsconferentie. Dutch UNIX users group},
year = {1993}
}
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Abstract
Python is an interpreted, object-oriented language suitable for many purposes. It has a clear, intuitive syntax, powerful high-level data structures, and a flexible dynamic type system. Python can be used interactively, in stand-alone scripts, for large programs, or as an extension language for existing applications. The language runs on UNIX, Macintosh, and DOS machines. Source and documentation are available by anonymous ftp. Python is easily extensible through modules written in C or C++, and can also be embedded in applications as a library. Existing extensions provide access to most standard UNIX library functions and system calls (including processes management, socket and ioctl operations), as well as to large packages like X11/Motif. There are also a number of system-specific extensions, e.g. to interface to the Sun and SGI audio hardware. A large library of standard modules written in Python also exists. Compared to C, Python programs are much shorter, and consequently much fa...
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