Why use Python instead of Perl?

[Rhymes]

On Wed, 05 Feb 2003 06:40:27 -0800, walterbyrd wrote:

> 1) Is python good for system administration tasks?

Yes

> 2) Is python good for web development?

Definitely yes, look here:
http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/moinmoin/WebProgramming

> 3) Does python interact well with MySQL?

Sure, there is mysqldb module

http://www.python.org/topics/database/modules.html
http://www.mysql.com/downloads/api-python.html

> 5) If I know perl, is there any reason to learn python?

I think code readability, better OO support and so on

> 6) For what is python best suited?

Everything except device drivers, operating system and this kind of
low-level programming

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