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pavel_lishin
on May 23, 2011
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Why python?
> So I dived into Programming Python with one question uppermost in my mind: what has this got that Perl does not?
Readability.
zygen
on May 23, 2011
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Perl is perfectly readable, and in many cases elegant. The creator is even a trained linguist. Sure it's possible to write unreadable perl, just like it's possible to make a mess in any language, but I'd say perl is as readable in general as python.
zukhan
on May 23, 2011
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that.is.not.true.
prakashk
on May 23, 2011
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How so? Can you elaborate?
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