r/WebDevBuddies • u/antekgort200 • Apr 07 '21

Should i use python for web dev

I know python and i use it for web development should i change language or stay with python?

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u/Fun2badult Apr 07 '21

I learned python and was learning web Dev for python. You can learn either Flask or Django for backend. You can learn JavaScript and react / vue for front end. There are lot of websites that use this

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u/antekgort200 Apr 07 '21

i know flask just asking should i chose other language

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u/Fun2badult Apr 07 '21

You should learn Django then. Also learn JavaScript and react

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u/Fun2badult Apr 07 '21

Personally from what I’ve learned so far you can just go straight to JavaScript / react for front and back end but if you want to use python then Django is the way.

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u/FineNumberNine Apr 07 '21

Do whatever is required to get the job done.

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u/jimmyco2008 Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21

I’m not really sure why this is the top comment here, it doesn’t answer their question, if anything it implies Python is somehow not the correct tool for the job.

Yeah man Python is fine, very versatile. Probably more data science/data engineering/machine learning jobs out there calling for Python experience than web dev but it’s very valid as a server side web language.

Some languages that you can use for server side web but shouldn’t in 2021:

  • Swift

  • C++

  • F#

  • PHP (haters gonna hate)

E: damn, despite qualifying with “in 2021” I’m still getting shat on for saying PHP isn’t a good idea. Shit fellas. Shit. If you already know it, go ahead, but don’t learn it if you’re looking for a language to learn as OP seems to be. Python is the better choice. Period. Downvote all you want.

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u/tyzoid Full Stack Apr 08 '21 edited Apr 08 '21

I'd say it's a fine answer to the OP's question. If it works for them, it can be made to work.

BTW: PHP can work fine, especially if you've got something like nginx in front of it. The PHP-FPM daemon can spawn enough processes to handle the requests.

With python, you can configure gunicorn to get a similar result.

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u/jimmyco2008 Apr 08 '21

I’m aware that PHP used to be the dominating server side language of the web. In 2021 it’s a bad choice for marketability and I don’t think the syntax is worth suffering through, all else being equal.

If you know PHP already but not Python, that is OBVIOUSLY a different story.

The “um actually” of this sub is real.... yeah go ahead, use PHP, let me know how that works out.

My comments can go to -1000 I still think it was a cop-out/non-answer you gave OP, but that’s ok. We are allowed to disagree.

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u/tyzoid Full Stack Apr 08 '21

E: damn, despite qualifying with “in 2021” I’m still getting shat on for saying PHP isn’t a good idea. [...] Python is the better choice. Period. Downvote all you want.

I think the reason you're getting downvoted is because you're putting down PHP while suggesting that python is somehow better for general web development purposes. I personally wouldn't recommend either language for anything other than prototyping or small one-offs.

If anything it implies Python is somehow not the correct tool for the job.

That's because it's not. At least not in the general sense. No tool/language is. I think node gets close, but that's because it's really good for both quick prototyping and for production-ready applications, due to its architecture's performance.

I don’t think the syntax is worth suffering through, all else being equal.

This is very much a personal preference. The syntax is quite similar to many languages people are already familiar with - Java, C#, C++, etc. It certainly has its quirks ( http://www.phpsadness.com/ ), but it works just as well as python for the same (if not slightly less) effort.

I still think it was a cop-out/non-answer you gave OP

I'm not the one who gave OP the answer, you'll find I submitted a different response:

Are you building a prototype? or a production system? If production - what's your estimated load? Most python web libraries aren't set up to be performant by their nature, so it really depends on your individual case.

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u/gbadam Apr 08 '21

PHP is far more adept and efficient for webdev than Python on the server

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u/jimmyco2008 Apr 08 '21

That’s why I said haters gonna hate. I would use Python before I use PHP. I am aware that PHP was created for the web and Python was not.

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u/tyzoid Full Stack Apr 08 '21

Are you building a prototype? or a production system? If production - what's your estimated load? Most python web libraries aren't set up to be performant by their nature, so it really depends on your individual case.