How do I defect?

[Matthew Dixon Cowles]

In article <375EEBE2.3F20390F at lucent.com>, Burton Kent <burton at lucent.com>
wrote:

> I use Perl because of the nifty regex.  But
> I hate Perl because of the data structures.

Python's re module has Perl-like regexes so you should be happy.

> If you ever need any kind of data structure
> in perl, move into a padded cubicle.  Check
> into the funny farm. Flop into the loony bin.
> Perl is like LSD.  It's cool and pretty and
> will slowly drive you insane.

Agreed.

> So how do I defect from Perl to Python?  I 
> have the Programming Python book on order.  
> What can I read to get started ASAP?

Read

http://www.python.org/doc/current/tut/tut.html

(it's short). Then skim

http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/lib.html

Then start writing code. Check

http://www.python.org/doc/FAQ.html

if you run into problems. I doubt you'll have any serious trouble getting
started.

Regards,
Matt