Is Python as capable as Perl for sysadmin work?

[John M. Gabriele]

Aahz wrote:
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> Anyway.  Have you ever noticed how shell scripts keep getting longer?

Yup.

> Ever notice how it gets harder to figure out what the heck any given
> script's doing?

Yup.

>  Well, that's where Python helps you out compared to
> Perl.  Python can be a bit clumsier than Perl for dirt-simple tasks, but
> you'll find that Python scales much better than Perl.

Check. Thanks Aahz. :)

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