Python vs Perl

Huaiyu Zhu hzhu at knowledgetrack.com
Wed Jun 21 19:21:00 EDT 2000


On 19 Jun 2000 09:18:39 GMT, Andy Leighton <andyl at azaal.dircon.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>* Perl is harder to read than Python. This makes debugging and re-use
>>of other peoples code harder.
>
>Of course if you only know Perl, I would think Perl would be the easiest
>to read.  Although it would be fair to say that Python is more transparent
>than Perl.


The first time I read Python was when the RedHat installer produced an
exception.  I found it easier to read even though I only knew Perl at that
time.  Thank RedHat for introducing me to Python.  :-)

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