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I would like to know how much like python is it?

To a non-speaker of either, Spanish & Portuguese look and sound vaguely similar -- both evolving from vulgar Latin roots in Iberia -- but to the native speakers of either, the other is quite, quite different.

Ditto for Perl & Python, they share similar roots; but they are quite different in their details and philosophies.

With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
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