What language to manipulate text files

[beliavsky at aol.com]

ross wrote:
> Roose wrote:
> > Why do people keep asking what language to use for certain things in the
> > Python newsgroup?  Obviously the answer is going to biased.
> >
> > Not that it's a bad thing because I love Python, but it doesn't make sense
> > if you honestly want an objective opinion.
> >
> > R
>
> What usenet group is it best to ask in then?
> Is there one where people have good knowledge of many scripting
> languages?

"What programming language is best for x" questions can be asked in
comp.programming and/or comp.lang.misc , and possibly in a
domain-specific newsgroup if it exists, for example
sci.math.num-analysis if x = scientific computing. The resulting
debates contain both heat and light :).