On 2007-08-11 00:44:17 -0700, Steve Lamb wrote: > Vincent Lefevre wrote: > >>> Imagine a filename contains: ' `some command` > > > Yes, because you get: > > > echo '' `ls -l`' > > I get? *I* get? Pst, look up above. *YOU* decided say "Imagine a > filename contains: ' `some command` Quoted right there.
I said "contains", not "is". You should get a dictionary. > > which is not valid. Try with: > > So now you're modifying what you wrote, tsk, tsk. No, I've given a filename that *contains* ' `some command`. > >> Which is why I strayed away from Perl into Python land. > > > This is a very subjective argument. One *can* write readable Perl > > scripts. Also remember TIMTOWTDI. > > One can, yes. And I remember TIMTOWTDI which is the antithesis > of writing readable code. No, it's up to the programmer to write readable code. > I was hip deep in Perl code for several years. I found that the only > way to write readable Perl was to throw half of the language out and > stick to a strict subset of the language so as to be consistent. A part of the language is a bit obsolete. Some features are deprecated (but can be useful for some one-liners). Unlike Python, nothing is removed from Perl, so that old Perl scripts can still run and there is no need for N versions on the disk. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / Arenaire project (LIP, ENS-Lyon) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
