less to debugand less to maintain after the fact python programs also run immediatelywithout the lengthy compile and link steps required by some other toolsfurther boosting programmer speed program portability most python programs run unchanged on all major computer platforms porting python code between linux and windowsfor exampleis usually just matter of copying script' code between machines moreoverpython offers multiple options for coding portable graphical user interfacesdatabase access programswebbased systemsand more even operating system interfacesincluding program launches and directory processingare as portable in python as they can possibly be support libraries python comes with large collection of prebuilt and portable functionalityknown as the standard library this library supports an array of application-level programming tasksfrom text pattern matching to network scripting in additionpython can be extended with both homegrown libraries and vast collection of third-party application support software python' third-party domain offers tools for website constructionnumeric programmingserial port accessgame developmentand much more (see ahead for samplingthe numpy extensionfor instancehas been described as free and more powerful equivalent to the matlab numeric programming system component integration python scripts can easily communicate with other parts of an applicationusing variety of integration mechanisms such integrations allow python to be used as product customization and extension tool todaypython code can invoke and +librariescan be called from and +programscan integrate with java and net componentscan communicate over frameworks such as com and silverlightcan interface with devices over serial portsand can interact over networks with interfaces like soapxml-rpcand corba it is not standalone tool enjoyment because of python' ease of use and built-in toolsetit can make the act of programming more pleasure than chore although this may be an intangible benefitits effect on productivity is an important asset of these factorsthe first two (quality and productivityare probably the most compelling benefits to most python usersand merit fuller description software quality by designpython implements deliberately simple and readable syntax and highly coherent programming model as slogan at past python conference atteststhe net result is that python seems to "fit your brain"--that isfeatures of the language interact python & session