[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Python is first rate if you don’t need a modern UI. For batch / scripting it’s great. I’ve not explored Django very much but what little I’ve done I liked what I saw. It’s a very unique approach development.

[amorphous]

There are a number of graphical interfaces for python. I created a blackjack simulator for testing different bj strategies and have played with image recognition applications built with python. Python doesn't and never will have the power of C++ for such, but it's easier/faster to go from an idea to a working application, or for use where maximum efficient processing isn't an issue.

Lots of tutorials on Youtube, and the price is right for everything you need to learn/work with Python or C/C++.

And having worked with propriety OS/Programming languages in the past, I place high priority on a OS/language which is open source. I mostly program by hand and don't really care to use IDEs that generate code based on templates/GUI, etc - mostly because I don't like to spend time learning someone else's way of doing something only to wind up with a mass of bloated code.

It's faster, easier to just go grab a section of my own code for something I've built and modify it to meet a current need/application. I've built many websites and desktop applications that interacted with SQL backends, including Oracle. The time spent solving some proprietary issue/quirk exceeds the time saved by using their tools which generate the code for you and limit your creativity.

Maybe that's what I dislike most - not being able to do it my way. :-)