HP Prime: python programming language support?

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(09-06-2018 07:22 PM)jebem Wrote:  Surely [Python] must have something unique that the other programming languages are missing.
I was told that it is "easy to learn and deploy". Generally speaking, "easy" means many times that the thing is "limited" in what it can do. Again, I might be wrong.

Python has many excellent qualities, but key among them, and IMHO the key to its wide appeal and adoption, is that Python was designed specifically for code readability, and in this regard it has succeeded. Even if you don't know Python at all, most programmers (even casual) can look at the code and grasp what it is doing (so, not C-like in this regard).

I think the key overall weakness (which is actually a plus feature for some folks) is that it is an interpreted language, so subject to the limitations that brings. I've seen a few compilers are starting to come out for specialized use, but I don't think any general purpose compilers exist from reputable vendors (though, if I'm wrong, please add information).