Director of the charity Chris Newman said it was 'highly unusual' to see an 11ft python, as most they received were between 4 and 5ft. He added that people need to 'really think' before purchasing ...

Each language has its place. Neither is perfect for every need, although Python is closer than Java to being a one-size-fits-all language. But I happen to be as big a fan of Java as I am of Python.

Python is great because it includes an interactive mode for learning the language and quickly testing out code ideas. IPython ...