Migrating from PHP to Python...

[Gerhard Häring]

Walnut wrote in comp.lang.python:
> On Sun, 2 Sep 2001 19:12:00 -0400, "Rick Shin" <rick at slaveware.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I'm a PHP man looking to migrate to Python for a change of scenery. I've
>> skimmed over the specs, but missed a few PHP constructs that I find
>> essential.
> 
> Forget them both and go with Perl - the most flexible and powerful
> language anywhere in the world today.

This statement in its absoluteness looks quite ridiculous.

> You already know the syntax.

It may look familiar, but the devil's in the details. So the seemingly
familiar syntax may even hurt more than help.

X-Post and F'up to appropriate group. Please continue trolling over
there.

Gerhard
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