Hi,

I am a new Perl convert, still trying to master the basics of the language. Coming from Python,

I went through the same transition from Python to Perl nine or ten years ago. Even though I would no longer be able to write Python code very much beyond the 'hello word' example, I still think that Python was (and is) a great language. And I would continue to disagree with anyone telling me that the Python indent thing is improper. My experience tells me that it is quite good, not to say great.

>p>But, of course, this is only a secundary aspect.

I remember that, at the time, Python was supposed to be simple, and Perl was supposed to be complicated and intimadating. As a proof, the O'Reilly CD-ROM featured half a dozen book on Perl. Well, if you need so many books to master it, it must be too complicated, no? The truth is that having many books from different authors gives you many difrent perspectives. And this is damn useful.

Well, I could go on, but there is no point... Exceot for saying that, even though I gave up Python, it is what was my farorite programming language until I discovered Perl.

In reply to Re: Parsing an Array of Hashes, Modifying Key/Value Pairs by Laurent_R
in thread Parsing an Array of Hashes, Modifying Key/Value Pairs by librarat

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