[Tutor] perl to python?

[Blake Winton]

* Sean 'Shaleh' Perry <shalehperry@attbi.com> [021202 20:50]:
> On Monday 02 December 2002 12:13, Lance wrote:
> > Is there a Perl to Python conversion program?
> nope.  For many things it is not trivial to implement.  A human
> can do a reasonable job if he knows both languages.  However
> you still have to deal with Perl modules, Python modules, etc.

And even if there was, in the end you would just get Perl code
written in Python.

Trust me, I worked on a Visual Basic to Java convertor.  The Java
it produced worked, and worked faster than the Visual Basic, but
it was neither maintainable nor half as fast as a rewrite would
have been.  Most of the time, I'm against starting from scratch.
In this instance, however, I think it would have been far better
to do the rewrite, and fix the archetecture while you're at it.

Later,
Blake.
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