Calling a Perl Module from Python ( future direction of Python)

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gf gf wrote:
> Really!  That's a pity... Instead of trying to
> recreate a repository the size of CPAN, a Python
> interface to Perl modules is really called for.

CPAN modules are designed for Perl though.  There's pyperl like they 
mentioned but it's like speaking two languages at once.
It's not like the Java standard library or the .NET/Mono standard 
library that can be used easily with different languages.  For Python, 
see PyPI and the Vaults of Parnassus: http://www.python.org/pypi 
http://www.vex.net/parnassus/

> Instead of fretting over decorator syntax and
> lispiness, might I suggest that development efforts be
> directed to this?  Developers, are you listening? 
> Guido?

They are actually focusing more on the python standard library lately.