Python: 5 use cases for programmers
Summary
SEE: Python is eating the world: How one developers side project became the hottest programming language on the planet (cover story PDF) (TechRepublic) Here are the five most common Python use cases by industry, according to the report: Case study: One American multinational finance and insurance corporation faced competition from smaller companies that were introducing services driven by machine learning. To compete, the insurer allowed teams to develop new applications and services using machine learning; however, with too many sets of data science tools involved, a number of different versions of Python and compatibility issues arose. The company decided on a single, standard Python build to increase engineering speed and decrease support costs. Case study: An American multinational aerospace, military, and defense corporation was contracted to provide a number of systems for the International Space Station. Case study: An American multinational financial services corporation wanted to mine complex customer and prospect behavioral data as part of a digital transformation project.