Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Rich <rich@example.invalid>
Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc
Subject: Re: Joy of this, Joy of that
Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 17:00:20 -0000 (UTC)
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 18
Message-ID: <vhvm34$2aerk$2@dont-email.me>
References: <vhigot$1uakf$1@dont-email.me> <6iKdnTQOKNh6AqD6nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@earthlink.com> <vhl090$5ghq$1@dont-email.me> <w4adnUM659THQqP6nZ2dnZfqnPednZ2d@earthlink.com> <vhndam$ljks$1@dont-email.me> <871pz4osys.fsf@comcast.net.invalid> <vhp646$12c7u$1@dont-email.me> <pgidnQQYp91K_dz6nZ2dnZfqnPqdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <vhsdhp$1m6qu$2@dont-email.me> <X4KcnQQzFNko49_6nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@earthlink.com> <vhvdmo$2900d$3@dont-email.me> <vhvdqu$28p7r$7@dont-email.me>
Injection-Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2024 18:00:20 +0100 (CET)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="f9f41132f628b1fe2d858245900693aa";
	logging-data="2440052"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX184Jq+l2UheJav9g2WK0Eaa"
User-Agent: tin/2.6.1-20211226 ("Convalmore") (Linux/5.15.139 (x86_64))
Cancel-Lock: sha1:0PtgIcziOxelrJj04EH8+cFJM1Y=
Bytes: 1963

The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> On 24/11/2024 14:37, Rich wrote:
>> 186282@ud0s4.net <186283@ud0s4.net> wrote:
>>>    Whatever it is, at least use Python if for no other
>>>    reason than that it's generally comprehensible.
>> 
>> Oh good lord no.  The amount for which you hate Perl is the amount that
>> I despise Python.
>> 
> I can't say a good word for either, having never written a line in 
> either, I am disnclined to learn.

I've written quick scripts (and not so quick scripts for Perl) in both.

I prefer neither, but given a choice between only Perl or Python would 
prefer Perl (unless Python had a required library interface available 
that Perl did not).