Which language is better: Python or PHP?

Python Developers

With regard to better language between Python and PHP, Python is considered more easy and effective language. Generally the suitability depends on the nature and scale of assignments. Reading difficulty arises in case of large projects. Lots of more activities are going on with Python in the cloud. Google AppEngine would be more likely perfect example. When it comes to construct a scalable application platform, PHP is given less advantage as compared to Python. Yet it still takes over Python when it comes to database operations, IMHO.

There lies a number of distinction between the two language, but the most important part of discussion should be- which is more comfortable with the viewpoint of readability. Neither can be given less importance as you can also prefer PHP because it’s hard to find experienced Python developers. You can move along with any of the one according to your preference, knowing what people around you are of the view. If you are viewing it as a learning part, both the options are valid. But if you want to deal with it, you should go with the one which you find more reliable, whose performance is good and in which you are good at. You may get to know better difference after working on your preferred option. One thing that should be taken due care is that the one you opted should not create hindrance for you and ruin your everyday work.

Let’s make some comparisons between Python and PHP. Python could be considered a good option as it has a philosophy that helps to write better for understanding code. Though Python developers are not easily found, it has more compact and clean syntax that helps developers. Here you can do the same thing in the same way. What iterate things you are using among list, tuple, string or something else, is of no serious issue. You can always access by index, get a slice, iterate over it or can get the length in the same way.

Python is characterized with more extended and powerful standard library, much better than PHP. Most probably it coincide with exceptions with the object to improve working with exceptions in the future versions. It provides you with better namespaces and importing. All the things included in it are objects types, functions, objects, modules which can be introspected including ABC collections and other good batteries. Apart from these features, it also provides you with better support of functional programming style and also gives a better Unicode support (much better in Py3k). It is implemented with improved interactive interpreter mode. However, PHP is being subject to some negative feedback because the auto typing in PHP is broken which will cast the char ‘0’ into false. Casting of empty string into false might be useful, but not in the cases of zero digit strings. Thus it is bound by some of these limitations.

Neither of the languages are better than another, nor are they similar. Indeed PHP comes with some common demerits, but with its assistance you can accomplish anything you are reasoning to do with it, within the limits of normal web application. You can get served in various more ways than in PHP. On the other hand, for developing a web page, PHP seems to be more suitable. Not denying with the fact that most PHP codes out there is horrible, but at the same time it leads from the people writing it are untrained hobbyists. The only factor of differentiation here is the skill off the developer. Just because of inexperienced developers who have only passed through a couple of tutorials with limited assignments, this language is termed to be bad.

However, what ever language you are looking forward to get your web application developed, Laitkor development team is the right solution, may it be PHP application development or Python Application Development.

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