Stop breaking your head. Give the documentation a chance! From CGI's Pod (modified for correct attributes)-

print $q->start_html(-title=>'The Riddle of the Sphinx',
                     -script=>{-type=>'text/javascript',
                               -src=>'/javascript/sphinx.js'}
                     );
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You can also just use HEREdocs to print scripts out without getting too messy. Templates are the way to go but I do this sort of thing for one-offs and standalones. Sometimes TT2 in a standalone with all the template code in the __DATA__ section.