The conclusion I came to when I dabbled in Python was that it was important to think like Guido. Which, it seems, I don't. Fortunately, it is not necessary to think like Larry to understand Perl -- which is a good thing, because I don't think many of us could manage.

Very nice way to concisely express the difference between Python and Perl: indeed it does make sense, for in the former "there should be only one way to do it", then it's (practically) obvious that it must be Guido's way, whereas in Perl we all now that TIMTOWTDI by design.

Also, Perl is eclectic and multiparadigmatic by design too. And while we're at it, Perl6 will be even more so (even too much, some people fear!).