Re^3: perl python compare

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Re^4: perl python compare by Anonymous Monk on Apr 07, 2011 at 02:53 UTC
In the intervening decade, Python has steadily gotten more popular, has gotten more packages (though still not as many as the CPAN has), and has released Python 3 (which breaks backward compatibility (not too badly), but cleans up the language in some areas that needed it). Likewise, in the past 10 years, Perl 5 has accreted more modules to help make Perl 5 more modern and attractive (while maintaining backward compat). To the OP I'd say: Perl 5 compared to Python: it's a toss-up. Python is more modern, but Perl 5 is good once you drag in a big pile of CPAN modules to fix it up. Perl 5 still beats Python at string processing and also at having more usable and practical modules to get your job done. Python is simple and easy though, which counts for something. Perl 6 compared to Python: Perl 6 does look pretty damn amazing. Though, right now it needs docs and performance before it can be compared to Python.	[reply]

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Re^4: perl python compare
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 07, 2011 at 02:53 UTC

In the intervening decade, Python has steadily gotten more popular, has gotten more packages (though still not as many as the CPAN has), and has released Python 3 (which breaks backward compatibility (not too badly), but cleans up the language in some areas that needed it).

Likewise, in the past 10 years, Perl 5 has accreted more modules to help make Perl 5 more modern and attractive (while maintaining backward compat).

To the OP I'd say:

Perl 5 compared to Python: it's a toss-up. Python is more modern, but Perl 5 is good once you drag in a big pile of CPAN modules to fix it up. Perl 5 still beats Python at string processing and also at having more usable and practical modules to get your job done. Python is simple and easy though, which counts for something.
Perl 6 compared to Python: Perl 6 does look pretty damn amazing. Though, right now it needs docs and performance before it can be compared to Python.

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