What is python good for and why should one use it?

Basic scripts that don't require much

Flexibility. A lot of services provide python APIs and it's easy to use for any quick scripts you might need. It's not the most powerful language by a long shot, but it's something of a swiss army knife.

Everything outside system programming, high performance or low memory requirements.

rando scripting
backend web dev
learning concepts
some cool 2d game libraries
having fun

>>57041391
>>57041402
this

>>57041371
renpy

>>57041712
cute

>>57041414
is it actually fun?

>>57041371
tight reptile pucci

>>57041793
when is automation and scripting not fun

>>57041371
If you are into some scientific/engineering field, python has a shit ton of libraries to make everything easier.

>>57041371
It does OK everything, good for basic tasks for instance when you need to quickly programmagically assort data. Best at nothing

>>57041371
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Disgusting phoneposter

When speed of development is more important than speed of the application.
This could be things that rely on network communication or other slow resources or prototypes, so you can display concepts.
You should use it when you have a deadline comming up and you are not locked down to a language.

Python is good for writing programs.

>>57041971
Ruby tho.