Yes, and it’s a core module, so if you have Perl, you already have Data::Dumper:

#! perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Data::Dumper;

my %families = ( Flintstone => { husband  => 'Fred',
                                 wife     => 'Wilma',
                                 daughter => 'Pebbles',   },
                 Rubble     => { husband  => 'Barney',
                                 wife     => 'Betty',
                                 son      => 'Bamm-Bamm', }, );
print Dumper(\%families), "\n";
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To get similar output with print alone, you would need to write your own loops.

I didn't know Data::Dumper

Seriously, get to know it as soon as possible, it’ll save you a lot of time. Or you might prefer one of the alternatives on , such as Data::Dump.

Hope that helps,

It tells you if the variable is blessed. (But so does plain ol' print)