Perl & Python: Parrot

[Omri Schwarz]

"Robert Johnson" <rjohnson at exotic-eo.com> writes:

> Newbie Question: What does Perl offer that Python cannot already do?  I know

 It incorporates into itself many ideas that
are present elsewhere in the Unix environment.

For some of us, this is a major plus.

For others, especially newbies, it is a minus.



> where Perl is used but I am not familiar with the Perl language.  I know
> also that Perl has a strong user-base & plenty of support modules but it
> seems to me this is more a matter of coding the equivalent modules into
> Python.
> 
> 
> "Eschathon" <Eschathon at MailOps.com> wrote in message
> news:3adbc4e7$1_2 at excalibur.gbmtech.net...
> > That was quite an interesting joke.  However, after a lot of deliberation
> I
> > decided that it would be an excellent idea to unite Perl and Python.  When
> I
> > am doing CGI or bash scripting I always use the languages in conjunction.
> > Let me know what you guys think!
> >
> >
> 
> 

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