[Tutor] perl or python

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:54:42 pm Kaushal Shriyan wrote:
> Hi
>
> Is it better to learn  Perl or Python since i can manage only writing
> simple bash shell scripts.
> Please suggest/guide.

This is a mailing list for Python, filled with people who like and use 
Python. What do you think we're going to recommend?

These resources try to be even-handed. They might help:

http://www.python.org/doc/essays/comparisons.html
http://danvk.org/josephus.html
http://wiki.python.org/moin/LanguageComparisons

And here is an article by the Perl hacker and programming guru Eric 
Raymond:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882



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Steven D'Aprano