Python vs Perl (an example)

[Peter Hickman]

Premshree Pillai wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I recently wrote a Perl version of pyAlbum.py [1] -- a
> Python script to create an image album from a given
> directory -- plAlbum.pl [2].
> 
> It made me realize how easy-to-use Python is.
> 
> [1]
> http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/271246
> [2]
> http://www.premshree.resource-locator.com/cgi-bin/source.pl?file=../perl/plAlbum.pl
> 
> -Premshree Pillai
> 
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As a perl programmer I have to take issue with your code.

Why did you write len() when you could have used scalar which returns 
the length of a list? Badly written Perl is hardly a fair comparison for 
well written Python.

You might find Python easier than Perl but you are not a particulary 
good Perl programmer.