On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 00:11:10 +0800, Dan Jacobson wrote: > Can I feel even better about using perl vs. python, as apparently > python's dependence of formatting, indentation, etc. vs. perl's > "(){};" etc. makes writing python programs perhaps very device > dependent.
I can't think of what sort of computer device you are thinking of that can't handle indented text. Wait -- my old HP-48C programmable calculator perhaps? As for perl and () {} etc, I would have thought that for anyone with poor eyesight, or using a tiny screen, they would be difficult to tell apart. > Whereas perl can be written on a tiny tiny screen, and can > withstand all kinds of users with various disabilities, etc.? "Withstand all kinds of users"? I can't imagine what you mean by that. > Also perl is easier to squeeze into makefiles. Perhaps you are right. In eight years of writing Python code, I've never once needed to squeeze Python into a makefile, so I don't know how hard it will be. -- Steven. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list