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Python is described as 'Interpreted, interactive, object-oriented, extensible programming language. It provides an extraordinary combination of clarity and versatility, and is free and comprehensively ported' and is a leading programming language in the development category. There are more than 50 alternatives to Python for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Linux, Mac, BSD and Android apps. The best Python alternative is Java. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try PHP or C#. Other great apps like Python are Ruby, Go (Programming Language), Lua and R (programming language).

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Java
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71 Java alternatives
Java is a general-purpose computer programming language that is concurrent, class-based, object-oriented, and specifically designed to have as few implementation dependencies as possible.
- - Java is the most popular Web-based, Windows, Android & Mac alternative to Python.
- - Java is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Python.
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X86/x64 Compatibility
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Arunmani
Java is tough, close-sourced, complicated license, and must be typed a lot. In simple words, troublesome for beginners. Python breaks 'em all.
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Java is a cross-platform complex language and it's good for backend, just like Python. Its syntax involves printing using parenthesis, just like Py and also, it's very restrictive. HOWEVER, Java is not the very best alternative since:

its syntax is more complex and complicated, unlike py, which focuses on "user-friendliness"
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Java has built-in strong type system. Also java is object-oriented only language. Meanwhile: Python is designed as dynamically typed language. And support multiple programming paradigms, not only object-oriented.
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Python is high level, this isn't, they have quite different functionality and syntax, if you want a lower level language like Java, use C++, it is better
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Because i cant install java
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PHP
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PHP is a widely-used general-purpose scripting language that is especially suited for Web development and can be embedded into HTML.
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1. PortablePHP can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
2. LightweightPHP consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Object-oriented Language
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Ash Skabo
While PHP is made for the web, I don't think it should be regarded as a web only language, as it does have a non-web interpreter
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Mason Parker
Python is easy to learn and you can easily create AI model using python with different framework.
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Python can do way more, PHP is a web-only language.
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Faster, longer supported, and can do more.
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C#
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C# is a multi-paradigm programming language encompassing strong typing, imperative, declarative, functional, generic, object-oriented (class-based), and component-oriented programming disciplines.
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C# can do almost (if not) everything python is able to do. However, it does take more effort to do so, but you will be rewarded with more speed in the end.
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because c sharp is very easy to learn and can cover most of the types of development that is possible with python and has a strong community .
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C# is different. People make OS' in C# in python not. C# is compiled, python not.
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Ruby
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Ruby is a dynamic, reflective, general purpose object-oriented programming language that combines syntax inspired by Perl with Smalltalk-like features. Ruby originated in Japan during the mid-1990s and was initially developed and designed by Yukihiro "Matz" Matsumoto.
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Dynamic typing
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Almost everyone thinks Ruby is a great Python alternative.
Buster_Blue
Both are high level, general purpose programming languages, and they have a similar syntax.
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The syntax is more forgiving and easier to read and write.
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Rishabh Istwal
Ruby can be used for web development Twitch like many big websites made on it .And rails framework gives much flexibility to made mobile apps and games can also be made.Simple and Powerful.
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Ruby has very simple syntax, in my oponion ruby is the best programming language
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Go (Programming Language)
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65 Go (Programming Language) alternatives
Go, also called golang, is a programming language initially developed at Google in 2007 by Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, and Ken Thompson. It is a statically-typed language with syntax loosely derived from that of C, adding automatic memory management, type safety, some...
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1. Support for scriptingGo (Programming Language) supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. LightweightGo (Programming Language) consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
Compiled Language
Object-oriented Language
Test case management
Readability
Performance Monitoring
Static typing
Class inheritance
Typesafe
Garbage Collection
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They are made for very different purposes.
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Lua
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79 Lua alternatives
Lua is a powerful, fast, lightweight, embeddable scripting language.

Lua combines simple procedural syntax with powerful data description constructs based on associative arrays and extensible semantics. Lua is dynamically typed, runs by interpreting bytecode for a register-based.
- - Lua is the most popular iPhone & iPad alternative to Python.
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Lua Features
1. LightweightLua consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Support for scriptingLua supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Command line interfaceLua either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Embeddable
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Comments about Lua as a Alternative to Python
Almost everyone thinks Lua is a great Python alternative.
Tubby 9417
I found lua to be easier to use and learn than python. It also works great as a scripting language for some games like Roblox, MegaGlest, Spring.
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gnramires
Very fast and lightweight. Easy to learn.
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Easy to learn and similar to python
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R (programming language)
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101 R (programming language) alternatives
R is a free software environment for statistical computing and graphics. It is a GNU project which is similar to the S language and environment which was developed at Bell Laboratories (formerly AT&T, now Lucent Technologies) by John Chambers and colleagues. R can be consider.
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R (programming language) Features
1. Support for scriptingR (programming language) supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Data Mining
Customizability
Communities
Quantitative data analysis
Automatic data loading
Data science
Comments about R (programming language) as a Alternative to Python
Most users think R (programming language) is a great Python alternative.
CeesT
R is not a general purpose programming language like Python.
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R can replace (or complement) Python in virtually any data-driven task.
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dimlakgorkehgz
Less resource use many more stats packages.
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When it comes to data science, R is on par with or probably even better than Python
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Perl
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76 Perl alternatives
Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language with over 22 years of development.
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Perl Features
1. Support for scriptingPerl supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
2. PortablePerl can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
3. LightweightPerl consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
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Comments about Perl as a Alternative to Python
Almost everyone thinks Perl is a great Python alternative.
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its fast and its easier to write stuff in (relative to python)
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