I just tried it on my laptop: 

$ python --version
Python 2.7.12
$ time python every-second-item-reversed.py in.txt > pyout.txt

real    0m1.927s
user    0m1.898s
sys    0m0.028s

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$ perl -v

This is perl 5, version 18, subversion 2 (v5.18.2) built for x86_64-li
+nux-thread-multi
[...]

$ time perl every-second-item-reversed-haukex.py in.txt > haukex-out.t
+xt

real    0m2.309s
user    0m2.290s
sys    0m0.020s

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No differences in the two output files. However, note Perl 5.24.1 is faster than both Python 2.7.12 and Perl 5.18.1: 

$ perl5.24.1 -v

This is perl 5, version 24, subversion 1 (v5.24.1) built for x86_64-li
+nux-thread-multi
[...]

$ time perl5.24.1 every-second-item-reversed-haukex.py in.txt > haukex
+-out-5.24.1.txt

real    0m1.759s
user    0m1.740s
sys    0m0.016s

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And also Python 3.4 is slower than any of the above: 

$ python3.4 --version
Python 3.4.5
$ time python3.4 every-second-item-reversed.py in.txt > pyout-3.4.txt

real    0m2.493s
user    0m2.444s
sys    0m0.048s

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In reply to Re^6: printing every 2nd entry in a list backwards by vrk
in thread printing every 2nd entry in a list backwards by Anonymous Monk

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