Well, what particular problems? What particular piece of Python code? I can tell you one thing for sure, any code that converts Python to Perl is broken at best. There probably will not be any such tool that is worthy until a Python binding for Parrot is completed.

I can say that a Python tuple is analogous to a Perl list, not a Perl array (a Python list is what we Perl folk call an array). As for converting complex data structures ... well ... Perl is not really that much different from Python, at least it doesn't have to be:

Python:

thingy = [
   {
      'artist' : 'Genesis',
      'genre'  : ['pop','rock','progressive'],
      'albums' : [
         { 'title' : 'Foxtrot', 'year' : 1972 },
         { 'title' : 'Duke',    'year' : 1980 },
         { 'title' : 'Genesis', 'year' : 1983 },
      ],
   },
]

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Perl:

$thingy = [
   {
      artist => 'Genesis',
      genre  => [qw(pop rock progressive)],
      albums => [
         { title => 'Foxtrot', year => 1972 },
         { title => 'Duke',    year => 1980 },
         { title => 'Genesis', year => 1983 },
      ],
   },
];

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We can help you convert Python code to Perl, but i doubt you'll get much help from us converting Perl code to Python. ;)

jeffa

L-LL-L--L-LL-L--L-LL-L--
-R--R-RR-R--R-RR-R--R-RR
B--B--B--B--B--B--B--B--
H---H---H---H---H---H---
(the triplet paradiddle with high-hat)

In reply to (jeffa) Re: Converting Python to Perl and back again by jeffa
in thread Converting Python to Perl and back again by Anonymous Monk

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