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Why do you write Python and C++ in one line? C++ is an extremely hard and esoteric language. Python is very easy language. They are like two opposite points.

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C++ can be quite manageable in a professional setting, where you get Qt or boost. Then it's like any other programming language.

I think the major troubles for beginners with C++ is that you can't do anything out of the box like work with files, create a directory or perform a HTTP request. Whereas python or java are ready to use.

Eh, I strongly disagree with this characterization. I did c++ for a few years at Google and am now back to developing in it, and I'd say it's probably my favorite language to work in a codebase that sets the right constraints on it. But that doesn't change the fact that it is replete with unintuitive footguns even for those comfortable/experienced with it, in a way that Python or Java absolutely isn't.

The closest thing i can think of in Python is passing a mutable object (like an empty list) as a default param value. C++ is littered with bug-prone landmines like that.

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