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Subject: Re: Why Python When There Is Perl?
Date: 22 Mar 2024 01:46:48 GMT
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On Thu, 21 Mar 2024 06:04:13 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

> On 21 Mar 2024 05:36:18 GMT, rbowman wrote:
> 
>> I'm looking at some C code using the OpenSSL library to connect to a
>> host/port, do a HTTPS transaction. and return the result. There's a
>> generous amout of error checking and handling and it's 84 lines rather
>> than 1.
> 
> You can do it in Python, leave most of the error checking to the default
> settings, and end up with maybe a dozen lines of code.

Yes you can, but my point was somebody else did all the grunt work to 
allow you to do it in a few lines of Python. TANSTAAFL.  The further point 
is after you've done it once in C you now have a file or library that 
allows you to do the same in a few lines of C unless you insist on 
reinventing the wheel.