I am working on a personal project and am trying to figure out if Python 3 or PHP would work better. I prefer Python because I am trying to hone my skills at it and at the same time I really do like its syntax and ease to learn. I really do think that among all the languages I have tried (Perl, Ruby, Python, PHP) I do think Python came to me more naturally.
My project (which I am still working on details for) will basically involve:
- Scraping a website like nhl.com for stats regarding games/players/etc. Apparently it is impossible to get an api for NHL stats.
- Update a mysql DB using the data obtained above.
- Giving this a GUI/Web frontend to view specific information. Win streaks for teams, goals for players over the last X games, etc.
I have already have had some success with the first part. The second part should actually be relatively easy once I figure out the DB structure I want to use.
The last part is what I am mainly wondering about. I am new but fairly comfortable using Python. However, I have not used it at all for any Web related projects. A friend suggested that if I was using PHP a framework like CodeIgniter would work well for the front end. Would it be possible to pull off something similar with a web framework of Python 3? Do you guys have any suggestions?
This will be the biggest project I have taken and will basically help me get more knowledgable with whichever language I chose to go with.
Thank you guys!
