Is Python as capable as Perl for sysadmin work?

[John M. Gabriele]

Nick Vargish wrote:
> "John M. Gabriele" <john_sips_teaz at yahooz.com> writes:
> 
> 
>>At some point during some dingy job in the back boiler room
>>of Unix, would you find yourself saying, "geez, I'd wish I
>>started this with Perl -- Python just isn't cutting it." ?
> 
> 
> Sometimes I have to write a quick script in Perl because Python isn't
> ubiquitous enough around here, and I often find myself thinking I
> the opposite... "Perl just isn't cutting it."
> 
> And I spent several years putting food on the table with Perl, so it's
> not like I'm a noob with Perl.
> 
> Nick
> 

Thanks Nick (and everyone else) for the replies. Much appreciated.


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