perl v python
jam
jam at newimage.com
Sun Apr 25 18:32:29 EDT 1999
On Sun, Apr 25, 1999 at 10:34:34PM +0100, Mark E. Owen wrote:
>
> I've been using perl quite some time, just starting looking
> at Python.
>
> what's peoples views/comparisons of both languages?
>
> Cheers
> Mark
>
greetings,
though perhaps considered a bit dated, I found the following reference on
the python.org site <http://www.python.org/doc/essays/comparisons.html>:
"Python and Perl come from a similar background (Unix scripting, which
both have long outgrown), and sport many similar features, but have a
different philosophy. Perl emphasizes support for common
application-oriented tasks, e.g. by having built-in regular expressions,
file scanning and report generating features. Python emphasizes support
for common programming methodologies such as data structure design and
object-oriented programming, and encourages programmers to write readable
(and thus maintainable) code by providing an elegant but not overly
cryptic notation. As a consequence, Python comes close to Perl but rarely
beats it in its original application domain; however Python has an
applicability well beyond Perl's niche."
there have also been numerous posts on c.l.python regarding this very
topic.. have a look through dejanews.
regards,
J
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