Re^2: Can you explain the difference with print?

I still don't understand...

If localtime is a function call that I can't evaluate in print, how come I can do this?

C:\Users\user>perl -we "use Time::Piece;print localtime->day_of_week"
5
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Re^3: Can you explain the difference with print? by talexb (Chancellor) on Aug 04, 2023 at 21:00 UTC
Because you're not doing any variable interpolation there -- there are no double quotes, you're just printing the output of a function call. Alex / talexb / Toronto Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.	[reply]
Re^4: Can you explain the difference with print? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 05, 2023 at 06:01 UTC
That's Bod's point. The same applies to the OP. No quotes, so no interpolation.	[reply]