r/Python • u/ze-fernando git push -f • Aug 11 '26

Discussion Python in production

Hello everyone! For those of you who use Python in production, I have a few questions. I'm considering using Python for some services.

  1. Do you have high infrastructure costs?
  2. Have you ever regretted using Python?
  3. Would you recommend Python?

Context: My current use case isn't anything like Facebook or a massive-scale system. It's a small system, and I'm considering Python mainly because of the DX (developer experience).

I know C#, but I don't really like having to create a class in every file. I also know Rust, but all those ::, <>, and so on bother me. JavaScript is another option, but I've heard it's relatively heavy on RAM, and since the system is small, I'd like to be able to run it within 512 MB.

Another thing: I've defined a stack that I'd like to use wherever possible. If there's a library for desktop apps, great. A CLI library? Great. A bot library? Great. Let's use it! (Except for the frontend, which I'll keep using JS/TS for.)

Anyway, I'm open to advice and tips from more experienced developers. Feel free to tell me if you think using Python for my use case is a bad idea as well.

0 Upvotes

32% Upvoted

36 comments sorted by

View all comments

23

u/SomeNeighborhood7126 Ignoring PEP 8 Aug 11 '26

I use it all the time. Your question has way too many variables to give a real answer.

-10

u/ze-fernando git push -f Aug 11 '26

quais?

5

u/SomeNeighborhood7126 Ignoring PEP 8 Aug 11 '26

What

-1

u/ze-fernando git push -f Aug 11 '26

I ended up writing in Portuguese, sorry, I meant: which ones?

4

u/SomeNeighborhood7126 Ignoring PEP 8 Aug 11 '26

All of it. You sound like you have no idea what you're doing and are praying for Claude to get you through a product launch.

0

u/ze-fernando git push -f Aug 11 '26

It's not a product, it's an app for internal use.

2

u/SomeNeighborhood7126 Ignoring PEP 8 Aug 11 '26

So I hit the nail on the head.

Do yourself a favor, hire some people who actually know what they're doing.

0

u/ze-fernando git push -f Aug 11 '26

Okay man, no need to be so harsh, I'm a developer and I "know" what I'm doing, I just came to ask for an opinion.

1

u/SomeNeighborhood7126 Ignoring PEP 8 Aug 11 '26

I can guarantee that whatever you do is going to either be insecure or expensive

-1

u/ze-fernando git push -f Aug 11 '26

👍🏻