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Go vs Python

Go and Python are free.

Go logo: A small compiled language for APIs, CLIs, and services that are easy to deploy.
Go logo: A small compiled language for APIs, CLIs, and services that are easy to deploy.

Go

Free

A small compiled language for APIs, CLIs, and services that are easy to deploy.

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Pros of Go

  • Simple to deploy

  • Built-in concurrency

  • Fast builds

Cons of Go

  • Error handling gets repetitive

  • Fewer abstraction tools than Java or C#

Python logo: A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.
Python logo: A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.

Python

Free

A readable language used for scripts, APIs, and data work.

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Pros of Python

  • Short scripts stay short

  • The scientific and data libraries are hard to match

  • A lot of automation and API examples are in Python

Cons of Python

  • Packaging and virtual environments still trip people up

  • It is slower than Go or Java for a hot service