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Hi Joe, as a cataloger, I've used Python for working with raw MARC records - using the PyMarc library - as well as MARCXML and EADXML records. It allows me to analyze and modify large files of MARC records in batch. cheers, heidi Heidi Frank Electronic Resources & Special Formats Cataloger New York University Libraries Knowledge Access & Resources Management Services 20 Cooper Square, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10003 212-998-2499 (office) 212-995-4366 (fax) [log in to unmask] Skype: hfrank71 On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Al Matthews <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Python is a wonderful language in many respects. We use it instead of Ruby > in a number of projects, most notably in workflow for Digital > Preservation. I do know of a number of enterprise developers using it in a > web stack -- with Flask, with Werkzeug, with Twisted, with stuff I'm not > aware of, depends on scale and whom you ask -- or else Django. We do not > do so at this time. Ruby may be more broadly applicable in the present > library context, or, not. Unclear. > > Python has a fairly strict diction and the present split existence between > 2 and 3 can be annoying. But it's a useful language, increasingly used for > hosting other languages, and increasingly, fast despite all odds. Good for > toying with functional approaches. > > -- > Al Matthews > > Software Developer, Digital Services Unit > Atlanta University Center, Robert W. Woodruff Library > email: [log in to unmask]; office: 1 404 978 2057 > > > > > > On 10/18/13 9:14 AM, "Joseph Umhauer" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > >I'm considering taking on online course for programming using Python. > >But not sure if it would be useful in my work at an academic library. > > > >My question is: > > > >If you are using Python, what applications have you developed for your > >institution? > > > >TIA > > > >j0e > > > >Joseph Umhauer > >Assistant Library Director for Technical Services > >Niagara University Library > >716-286-8015 > >[log in to unmask] >