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Originally Posted by KyBunnies
Okay I am sure there is some tech person in here to explain or someone with more knowledge than me on this. So please explain the difference in Python and C++. Exactly what is Python?
When I see/read python I honestly think of a snake. I guess that shows how countrified and computer illiterate I am.
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Short version: Python and C++ are examples of programming languages. Think of a computer program as an instruction manual to the bits in your computer, that tells them what to do. Just as a book may be written in English or in French, so a program can be written in any programming language. If he'd wanted to, Kovid could've written Calibre in Java, or Perl, or something else like maybe C, and still have it all work (probably). However you'll find that the way each programming language works and handles things is different, which makes certain languages better for certain types of applications. Some languages can't do certain things at all that some other language can, and that's just fine too.
As for the longer version: You might want to go look into a beginner's programming book.