Pat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Sean DiZazzo wrote: >> On Sep 29, 12:44 pm, "Blubaugh, David A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >>> Sir, >>> >>> You are absolutely correct. I was praying to G_d I did not have to >>> slaughter my project's source code in this manner. However, like life >>> itself, I was given legacy source code (i.e. someone else errors to fix) >>> in Perl. However, I have just found out that there is a way to import >>> the Perl interpreter within Python!!! I now believe I can utilize >>> python as the main platform to develop the project upon !! >>> >>> Thanks, >>> >>> David >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: D'Arcy J.M. Cain [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:32 PM >>> To: Blubaugh, David A. >>> >>> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> Subject: Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ?? >>> >>> On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:16:14 -0400 >>> "Blubaugh, David A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>> I was wondering if it was possible to have a situation where a >>>> programming project would utilized BOTH python and perl? Such as >>>> utilizing python for internet programming and then utilize perl for >>>> text processing and systems programming? Is this even feasible??? >>> I don't see why not but I also question if it is a good idea. Once you >>> have all your objects and low level methods written in Python it just >>> makes sense to re-use them rather than trying to duplicate the >>> functionality in another language. >>> >>> Of course, sometimes we don't have control over our entire environment >>> so yes, you can mix them if you have to. >>> >> >> >> Rewrite everything in python. Save yourself now...while you still >> can. >> >> ~Sean > > Trust me. Sean is absolutely correct. I'm currently in the process of > converting a large Perl project to Python (and learning Python at the > same time) and the improvement in code is incredible. After you learn > Python, you'll come to despise Perl.
Depends on the person -- I still love Perl, but program in Python every day at work. Python is great, but don't be mistaken: it's not the one language to rule them all. No language is (except maybe Lisp). But yay for converting a project to python. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
