sobering observation, python vs. perl

[Marko Rauhamaa]

BartC <bc at freeuk.com>:

> I was going to suggest just using a function. But never having coded in
> Perl before, I wasn't expecting something this ugly:
>
> sub replacewith{
>    $s = $_[0];
>    $t = $_[1];
>    $u = $_[2];
>    $s =~ s/$t/$u/;
>    return $s;
> }
>
> Although once done, the original task now looks a proper language:
>
> print (replacewith("I have a dream","have","had"));

Now try your function with:

   print (replacewith("I have a dream",".","had"));


Marko