Migrating to perl?

[Issac Trotts]

It's not clear that "migrating" is the best way to look at this.
Python has various strengths and weaknesses that complement
those of Perl and other languages.  For instance, Python's OO support
is much cleaner than Perl's, but Perl is better suited for various
scripting tasks.  

Issac


On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 09:49:00PM -0500, Joel Ricker wrote:
>  I'm thinking of moving from perl to python and I was looking for opinions
> on the difference.  I'm sure this being a python-centric group that I'll get
> very pro-python answers but I'm sure there are some old or current perl
> programmers that should be able to fill me in.
> 
> Personally, I'm starting to get a little fustrated with perl.  To me, being
> that there are so many contexts that code can be interpreted in it gets
> confusing sometimes hunting down bugs.  Also, I've been learning OO perl
> lately and deviations from what the code says should work and the
> documentation says should work is an excercise in fustration and I'm about
> ready to chunk it out the window.
> 
> So basically what I'd like to know is, how do the two compare?  Is there an
> easier learning curve with Python?  Are the modules and add-ons as good as
> perl (ie, Database -- I'm primarily interested in MySQL, CGI, Graphics).
> What about OOP?  Is it it a full OO language?  Is it easier than to use than
> perl?  Perl OO just feels like it has been cludged together.
> 
> And lastly, what about the Python community?  Is it friendlier than the perl
> community?  Too many times I've asked questions and all I'll get is pointers
> to documentation, which I've already read and so thats why I'm asking for
> information in the first place.  I understand simple questions for basic or
> novice information will warrant answers like that but not the things I've
> asked.
> 
> Well thanks for any info.
> Joel
> 
> 
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