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From: John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Python (was Re: I did not inhale)
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2024 09:37:40 -0700
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On Fri, 16 Aug 2024 15:02:20 -0000 (UTC)
kalevi@kolttonen.fi (Kalevi Kolttonen) wrote:

> You seem to have a point. The core of C language is also small. I
> guess they even said in the original K & R book that C is a small
> language best described by a small book.
> 
> But in order to do anything with C, you need to know the standard
> libraries. They have grown bigger and bigger during all these
> years. One could also well argue that to program on UNIX, you also
> need to know all the POSIX libraries.

What you *need* is also very much dependent on what you need to *do.*
If all you're doing is batch-munging of files in some basic format,
f'rexample, you don't particularly need to delve into POSIX esoterica
or some whiz-bang Python bolt-on for frobbing the servos on a lunar
probe while generating novel text from cosmic background radiation; you
certainly can if you want to, but stdlib or the Python equivalent will
get you there just fine.