Why Python ?

• Properties like most modern interpreted languages

  • portable bytecode, OO (not only), restricted execution environments

• Advantages of Python:

  • Prototyping language supporting high level data types -> rapid prototyping. (glue language)
  • Python is very extensibility
    • seamless and flexible integration of native code modules.
    • even modifications of Python internals are possible.
  • Python programs are three to five times smaller than in Java.