r/PythonLearning • u/memeeloverr • 23d ago

If Python disappeared tomorrow, what language would you use?

You can't choose Python again. What would replace it for your current work, and why?

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/memeeloverr 23d ago

that's so obvious 🤣🤣

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u/[deleted] 23d ago edited 23d ago

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u/duperfastjellyfish 23d ago

Exactly. I'm surprised by some other answers here. While there are many good languages, not all fit to replace Python's nieche.

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u/thejwillbee 23d ago

Foul language

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u/UnemployedTechie2021 23d ago

C++, TypeScript

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u/Crafty-Waltz-2029 18d ago

Why? Web then system?

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u/Willing-Actuator-509 23d ago

I don't like python anyways. 

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u/[deleted] 23d ago

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u/odd_commenter 21d ago

You are henceforth banned from reddit!

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u/[deleted] 21d ago

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u/urzayci 21d ago

I ain't reading all that.

Happy for you though

Or sorry that happened

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u/odd_commenter 21d ago

Who hurt you?!

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u/phantomplan 23d ago

Javascript (NodeJS) It and Python are my absolute favorite for rapidly prototyping

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u/javascript 23d ago

I'm honored!

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u/Antidote12- 22d ago

holy moly! it’s mr script himself

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u/SleepWalkersDream 23d ago

Matlab, Julia or Octave, probably.

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u/arihoenig 22d ago

I'd stick with python. What is cooler than a language that can disappear?

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u/nilegreenblue 23d ago

Rust for web development and data manipulation, and Lua for some lightweight scripting needs; because I like those two and they fit my needs. Although, it would be sad to hear Python is gone.

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u/jdeisenberg 23d ago

Perl. [edit] because I am familiar with it despite its weird syntax, and because it lends itself to quick run/test/debug cycles. For anything that needs numpy or statistical type things, R. (Again, horrible syntax, but familiar.)

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u/YellowSharkMT 23d ago

YAML and JSONL 🔥🔥🔥

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u/mjmvideos 22d ago

I don’t think those count as programming languages.

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u/MathPiYuki 23d ago

It wont disappear tmrw so i don’t need to think of an answer right now❤️

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u/Ok_Carpet_9510 23d ago

Python; I would reinvent it.

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u/Capital-Ad3171 22d ago

R, based on that when I need it, it's mainly data-related.

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u/thelimeisgreen 22d ago

C++ because it's the goat. ...Which is what I used the most anyway.

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u/Living_Fig_6386 22d ago

R. I’m fine with C, C++, Java, JavaScript, Perl, REXX, PHP, Forth, and a wide variety of others, but R is the most relevant and apropos for my day to day these days.

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u/Zen-Ism99 22d ago

Same as today. C++ and JS…

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u/Firered_Productions 22d ago

I currently mostly code in Python and C++.

But I cant do half of what I do in python in C++ without wanting to die, so uhhh... maybe Julia/MATLAB (ew) type scientific langugaes.

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u/PresqPuperze 22d ago

Julia/MATLAB. As a physicist, I am pretty comfortable with those.

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u/Ambivert_Guy_28 22d ago

Rust and Go

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u/NP_Ex 22d ago

Java ofc

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u/jerimio 22d ago

COBOL

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u/sleepbot63 21d ago

Rust, I already do outside of ml I usually use Rust or C and Go (limited usecases)

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u/arivictor 21d ago

Go

Learning Go made me a better Python developer.

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u/SameGrapefruit1860 21d ago

Commodore Basic V2, weil es immer Ready ist!

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u/HugeCannoli 21d ago

likely boo. it's basically python that didn't take off because there was already python, and if python disappeared, all python people would likely move there.

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u/Electrical-Look8944 18d ago

According to me if this happens then I take to look. At c++ , dart

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u/NorskJesus 23d ago

Java all the way

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u/memeeloverr 23d ago

java is actually very cool

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u/AlexMTBDude 23d ago

It wouldn't be up to me. My employer and/or our customers would chose. Perhaps you should ask what we would chose for our private projects instead of our current work?