in reply to Perl or Python?

I went through this dilemma this past summer when i first decided to take up programming. At first i was biased with python only because it was said to be easier than perl. Then, i saw that what people were saying negative about perl (the fact that there are many ways to write up the code) came out to be a plus in the long run because then you can develop your own style and perl is just so many other wonderful things...

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Re^2: Perl or Python?
by hakkr (Chaplain) on Nov 30, 2005 at 14:27 UTC

    I'm not sure your code design methodology should be the only factor affecting your language choice. If it is really OO that is the deciding factor then Python could be said to be 'more' OO at least until Perl6 arrives(?).

    Not knowing much about Python you may even find other languages like Ruby or Java are even better for OO support.

    Nearly all modern languages will have OO support and generally Perl and Python should both have enough OO for your needs.
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