Python vs. Perl, which is better to learn?

Aahz aahz at pythoncraft.com
Thu May 9 13:16:30 EDT 2002


In article <3CDAA5A5.D4077E5C at fnal.gov>,
David J. Ritchie <ritchie at fnal.gov> wrote:
>
>I originally thought the indentation thing was cute, cool, and elegant
>but I must admit that over time the inability to easily move blocks of
>code around without reformatting the indentation is a pain.  Yes, yes,
>I know a suitably talented editor can make the job easier but...

Actually, I have a different point: why are you moving blocks of code?
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