Python Success Stories
Python is part of the winning formula for productivity, software quality, and maintainability at many companies and institutions around the world. This collection of Python Success Stories showcases how Python has been used in a wide variety of applications.
Python in Business
Acqutek Uses Python to Control CD/DVD Packaging Hardware -- Python keeps up to speed with a real-time hardware control application for counting and packaging CDs and DVDs
AstraZeneca Uses Python for Collaborative Drug Discovery -- AstraZeneca, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, uses Python to reduce costs and increase productivity in the drug identification process.
At Philips, The Semiconductor Line in Fishkill Runs on Python -- At Philips, Python encodes business logic used to control its semiconductor manufacturing line in Fishkill, NY.
Botonomy Uses Python to Create ProjectPipe.com for Web-based Project Management -- Python and the Twisted asynchronous networking framework form the basis for an advanced project management tool written with an Ajax web interface.
Carmanah Lights the Way with Python -- Carmanah Technologies uses Python to help build its rugged self-maintaining solar-powered LED lights.
Cog: A Code Generation Tool Written in Python -- Cog, a general-purpose Python-based code generation tool, is used to speed development of a collaboration system written in C++.
DevNet: A web-based RSS aggregator developed in Python -- DevNet is a web based RSS aggregator developed in Python using the Quixote web development framework.
ERP5: Mission-critical ERP/CRM with Python and Zope -- Nexedi uses Python and Zope for super-efficient development of applications in Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Relationship Management (CRM).
Enovad Used Python to Deliver its Armadillo Commercial Anti-Spam Software -- Python helps Enovad deliver the feature-rich Armadillo commercial anti-spam product ahead of schedule.
ForecastWatch.com Uses Python To Help Meteorologists -- ForecastWatch.com uses Python to help meteorologists create more accurate weather forecasts.
Frequentis TAPtools® - Python in Air Traffic Control -- Python and Jython provide the basis for flexible and portable user interface layout and execution engines used in the Tower and Airport segment of Air Traffic Control.
GravityZoo: Bringing Your Desktop Applications To The Internet As A Service -- Python is the language of choice for the development of the GravityZoo ubiquitous computing framework.
Gusto! Chooses Python for Travel Social Network Transition -- Gusto! uses Python to transition its EZTrip.com online travel site into a travel oriented social networking site
Honeywell Avoids Documentation Costs with Python and other Open Standards -- Honeywell integrates Python, COM, DocBook, OpenJade, and Word to create a documentation tool that yields substantial return on investment.
Industrial Light & Magic Runs on Python -- Industrial Light & Magic, the visual effects company that created Star Wars, uses Python to glue together the thousands of computers and hundreds of software components used in its computer graphics production pipeline.
Integration of Legacy Monitoring Systems into a Central Management Console -- Tempest uses Python for integrating proprietary monitoring solutions into a central management console.
IronPython at Resolver Systems: Python Learns New Tricks -- Resolver Systems uses IronPython and .NET for Resolver One, a desktop and web-accessible spreadsheet aimed primarily at the financial services market.
Maritime Industry Increases Efficiency with Python -- Tribon Solutions uses Python to increase efficiency in ship design and construction.
Putting Web Services to Work with Python -- The Siena Web Services Architecture brings Python productivity to enterprise Web services development.
Python Enterprise-Wide at the University of St Andrews in Scotland -- Python is adopted by the IT Services department at the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and results in better code quality and shorter development times.
Python On Guard -- VAHNZ Controls uses Python to monitor sensors and generate alerts delivered as text messages to cell phones.
Python Powers Journyx Timesheet -- Journyx Timesheet is a commercial time, expense, and project tracking application. The application logic is implemented entirely in Python. It is available for most major operating systems and hardware configurations.
Python and Zope in the EZRO Content Management System -- Python and Zope speed development of devIS EZ Reusable Objects (EZRO), a flexible content management system used in the eGovernment sector
Python as Technology Enabler for TTTech's Development Software -- TTTech uses Python to build Time-Triggered Protocol (TTP) based tools and applications for safety-critical real-time systems.
Python is Rackspace's CORE Technology -- Rackspace, the industry leader in Managed Hosting, uses Python to implement its enterprise data systems and to achieve true object reuse.
Rapid Application Development with Python -- Strakt uses Python to develop the next generation collaborative environment for the workflow intensive workplace.
Super League Uses Python and PostgreSQL for Rapid Development -- Pollenation Internet uses Python for rapid development of a high-traffic website for Super League, the premier rugby league in the UK.
Suzanne: Python Handles Critical Data in a Domain Name Landrush -- Python helps AFNIC manage over 10,000 internet domain name registration requests per minute in a landrush for the ".fr" top-level internet domain.
Test&Go Uses Python for Data Validation -- Test&Go, a data validation product from QualiControl, used Python to solve data quality problems in a French government agency.
The Devil Framework: A Python-based Distributed System For Technology Integration -- D-Level finds Python delivers an order-of-magnitude productivity increase in their development of a platform for distributed technology integration.
Verity Ultraseek: Building Successful Enterprise Solutions with Python -- Python was used to write many parts of the original Infoseek Internet search service, and the enterprise search software product Ultraseek Server, now known as Verity Ultraseek.
WordStream Uses Python as Their Platform of Choice -- WordStream provides keyword management solutions for search marketers worldwide and uses Python as the basis of their product technology. Python's increased productivity, reliability and extensibility has enabled WordStream to gain a strategic advantage over its competition.
XIST: An XML Transformation Engine Written in Python -- XIST is a XML transformation engine written completely in Python at LivingLogic AG, a software development company specializing in web technology. XIST was designed to facilitate the task of creating and maintaining large web sites.
Python in Science
MayaVi Uses Python for Scientific Data Visualization -- MayaVi is an open source, scientific data visualization tool written entirely in Python. Coded in spare time by a single developer, MayaVi is now used by thousands of researchers and scientists around the world.
Python Streamlines Space Shuttle Mission Design -- The United Space Alliance (USA) uses Python to deliver quality just-in-time engineering solutions at low cost.
Python in the Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System -- The Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System uses Python to provide access to maps for the blind and visually impaired.
Simulating Biomolecules with Python -- Python and C serve as the basis for a molecular modeling toolkit.
Other Stories
A Custom Image Viewing Game for an Autistic Child -- Ned Batchelder describes a custom image viewing game he wrote for his autistic son Nat, in the process showing off some of Python's language features.
Why Python? -- Eric Raymond, open source advocate and author of The Cathedral & The Bazaar, describes how he came to Python and why it is now his favorite language.