Python with XML opinion?

[Robert L Hicks]

I am sorry...you said "beginners should start with Perl" and then went on to
Python is better. Did you mean that?

Bob

> From: Harry George <hgg9140 at seanet.com>
> Organization: None
> Newsgroups: comp.lang.python
> Date: 06 Nov 2000 18:06:07 -0800
> Subject: Re: Python with XML opinion?
> 
> I've taught both perl and python (to beginners, experienced shell
> programmers, and C programmers), and there is no question: beginners
> should start with perl.  A sys admin might feel more comfortable in
> perl, up to about 100 lines.  But even dyed-in-the-wool perlers are
> moving to python for serious projects (multi-module, OOP, nested
> dynamic structures, etc.).  After three years of nothing but perl, I
> moved to python over a 2 week period.  A friend (who taught perl for
> over 5 years) did so over a weekend.
> 
> These days, we do a lot of XML in python, and it is an excellent
> match.  We have found that normal coding styles (e.g., applicable to
> xml in java) are too verbose -- after you start thinking in terms of
> dynamic definition and coding, you can drop the lines-of-code (and the
> "accidental complexity") substantially.
> 
> korova at linuxfreemail.com (Chris) writes:
> 
>> I was just looking for an opinion about learning Python in association with
>> XML. I am new to programming, and from what I have found it seems either
>> Python or Pearl would be my best bet to begin to learn programming. Thanks
>> for any info.
> 
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> Harry George
> hgg9140 at seanet.com