[ale] Pyhon syntax

[Christopher Fowler]

I'm finding that I can accomplish almost any task in Perl that I want. 
Only problem is that it is not fully OOP.  Other than OOP what can you
do in say Ruby or Python that you can not do in Perl?

On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 10:23, fletch at phydeaux.org wrote:
> >>>>> "Benjamin" == Benjamin Scherrey <scherrey at proteus-tech.com> writes:
> 
>     Benjamin> Absolutely - I think python should be the primary
>     Benjamin> introductory language for high level programming and it
>     Benjamin> would serve as an excellent choice for most programming
>     Benjamin> projects a developer is likely to encounter in his
>     Benjamin> carreer. I honestly can't think of a better language to
>     Benjamin> introduce a new programmer to that will actually be
>     Benjamin> useful later on in 'real life'.
> 
> Python -- Pascal for the new millennium :)
> 
> /me goes back to reading the new edition of _Programming Ruby_ . . .
> 
> And as a disclaimer, yes you should try Python (at least enough until
> you get the bad taste in your mouth :).  And Perl, of course.  And give
> Ruby a look (or at least glance at the "Poignant Guide" for the star
> monkeys; http://poignantguide.net/ruby/).  If you can pick up one of
> {Perl,Ruby,Python} and a smattering of C you'll be able to handle most
> anything.
> 
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