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:I think the edit ought to be reverted. No doubt there are scripting languages to control hardware. What's worse is that neither formulation covers all uses of the term ''scripting language''. Perl and Python are scripting languages, but must Perl and Python programs do not control or automate systems, they convert input to output or constitute standalone interactive applications or they do whatever else software can be used to do. [[User:Rp|Rp]] ([[User talk:Rp|talk]]) 18:16, 19 March 2024 (UTC)
::You are pondering what a script is. Me too. IMO not all Python code is script. I've used sophisticated GUI applications written in Python. That is hardily what I think of a script. I think the hallmark of a script is that it's relatively simple; has little branching; probably no multiprocessing. And it generally automates an otherwise manual process. It need not drive an application per se or hardware, but it does operations that otherwise a person would do in an less automatic way. ... Therefore I think script is subjective. ... Is Python a scripting language? I guess so since you can write a relatively simple list of instructions to automate an otherwise manual process. But I don't think of Python as ''primarily'' a scripting language. It's a powerful, capable language one can use to write almost any application. Calling it a scripting language is selling it short. I think of a scripting language as something that's so limited that it can't be used to write more sophisticated apps. For example, Windows batch (command) is a scripting language. It's basically not possible to write a non-trivial app with it. I don't think it's useful to put Python in the same category as Windows batch. ... I think my point is that you are both right. A script can control hardware and a script need not control an application. The article should embody those ideas. [[User:Stevebroshar|Stevebroshar]] ([[User talk:Stevebroshar|talk]]) 20:41, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
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