I use PHP extensively for command line processing. Why not just try it and see if it works well for you? On Wed, June 6, 2007 5:13 pm, Abdullah Ramazanoglu wrote: > Hello, > > I'm already (going to) use php for web based development. Shell > scripting > and compiled languages have their own places, but there's also a place > for > a high level scripting language. While people usually use python (for > higher level and perl for lower level tasks) for this, I really wonder > whether this would be worthwhile for me. > > I have just cursory info about python, and I'm by no means a php > expert. So > I can't reliably compare the two, but my rationale so far is simple: > If > php5, with its enhanced object oriented features and rich libraries is > on > par with python on the command line, then wouldn't it make better > sense > for me to use php for both web and cli/gui development? > > Nevertheless, I can't ignore the fact that people do use python almost > exclusively for high level CLI/GUI scripting. Where's the catch? > What's > the top 3 killer features of python against php (and vice versa)? > > Any ideas, pointers, analysis, insights are most welcome. This is a > rather > strategical crossroads for me, and I'd very much like to make an > informed > decision. > > Thank you and kind regards. > -- > Abdullah Ramazanoglu > aramazan �T myrealbox D0T cöm > > -- > PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- Some people have a "gift" link here. Know what I want? I want you to buy a CD from some indie artist. http://cdbaby.com/browse/from/lynch Yeah, I get a buck. So? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php