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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]