Python vs. Perl, which is better to learn?

[Andrew McNamara]

>I am also new to python.  I think python will be my replacement of perl.
>However, if I need to do very heavy regular expression, I still prefer perl.
>I just don't feel comfortable with the python's re syntax.

Well, the RE syntax itself should be (almost?) identical - I guess
you're refering to way the re module is used (that it's not part of
Python's syntax)?

I'd suggest you not let this discourage you - while I initially avoided
using RE's in Python, I quickly came to love the rest of the language,
and then found that not having RE's in the language's syntax was not the
problem I thought it was (you rapidly discover better ways of working -
superior, I would argue, to working in perl).

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Andrew McNamara, Senior Developer, Object Craft
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