Java vs Python

I’ve been asked to compare Python to Java quite a few times now, far more often than other combinations of languages. While most of these questions came from trolls, some of them were sincere. In one instance, business decisions were made based on my recommendation.

Comparing tools

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Using pyinotify with eventlet

For Logshipper I needed to monitor directories for modifications. On Linux, this can be achieved using INotify. In typical python fashion, there already is a package which provides inotify in python, aptly named pyinotify. While the package works reasonably well, its code isn’t in great shape, lacking tests, public …