The benfits do not really show up in a feature list. Python's attractiveness lies in
the ease with which the features are used; and the ease with which code is developed.
Perl's feature list is probably still more extensive, though the gap is
certainly closing.
http://www2.linuxjournal.com/lj-issues/issue73/3882.html
This article by Eric Raymond offers a good explanation of why he uses Perl. It
mirrors my own experiences.
Marcin Gierdalski wrote:
>
> My cordial apologies to all Pythoners on the list :-)
>
> I just happened to cut&paste your address without editing to make a perl
> one. Anyway, one helpful spirit crossposted my mail to ActivePerl list and
> I got some useful answers.
>
> BTW, shamefully, the only thing I know about python is that it has
> different name than perl ;-) And others' opinion that it's great.
> Well, the next question is: what python language features should encourage
> me to extend/switch to python?
>
> Marcin
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