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  • Blubaugh, David A.
    #1

    RE: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

    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:darcy@dr uid.net]
    Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:32 PM
    To: Blubaugh, David A.
    Cc: python-list@python.org
    Subject: Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

    On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:16:14 -0400
    "Blubaugh, David A." <dblubaugh@belc an.comwrote:
    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.

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    • Sean DiZazzo
      #2
      Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

      On Sep 29, 12:44 pm, "Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.com>
      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:da...@dr uid.net]
      Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:32 PM
      To: Blubaugh, David A.
      >
      Cc: python-l...@python.org
      Subject: Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??
      >
      On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:16:14 -0400
      "Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.comwrote:
      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

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        • Pat
          #3
          Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

          Sean DiZazzo wrote:
          On Sep 29, 12:44 pm, "Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.com>
          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:da...@dr uid.net]
          >Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:32 PM
          >To: Blubaugh, David A.
          >>
          >Cc: python-l...@python.org
          >Subject: Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??
          >>
          >On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:16:14 -0400
          >"Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.comwrote:
          >>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
          >functionalit y 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.

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            • J Kenneth King
              #4
              Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

              Pat <Pat@junk.netwr ites:
              Sean DiZazzo wrote:
              >On Sep 29, 12:44 pm, "Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.com>
              >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:da...@dr uid.net]
              >>Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 1:32 PM
              >>To: Blubaugh, David A.
              >>>
              >>Cc: python-l...@python.org
              >>Subject: Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??
              >>>
              >>On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:16:14 -0400
              >>"Blubaugh, David A." <dbluba...@belc an.comwrote:
              >>>I was wondering if it was possible to have a situation where a
              >>>programmin g 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
              >>functionali ty 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. :)

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                • Diez B. Roggisch
                  #5
                  Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                  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.
                  +1 QOTW

                  Diez

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                    • Joshua Kugler
                      #6
                      Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                      Pat wrote:
                      >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.
                      I'm not a Python fan-boy, but I'm going to have to agree with Sean too. I
                      had been using Perl on-and-off for some 10 years, when I finally had to
                      write a 500-ish line script in Perl for some data processing. It got messy
                      in a hurry. Is this a hash? Is it a reference to a hash? Is it a reference
                      to a hash of array references? Gaaah! I rewrote it in Python, and it was
                      so much easier to keep all my data structures straight.

                      j

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                        • J Kenneth King
                          #7
                          Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                          Joshua Kugler <joshua@joshuak ugler.comwrites :
                          Pat wrote:
                          >>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.
                          >
                          I'm not a Python fan-boy, but I'm going to have to agree with Sean too. I
                          had been using Perl on-and-off for some 10 years, when I finally had to
                          write a 500-ish line script in Perl for some data processing. It got messy
                          in a hurry. Is this a hash? Is it a reference to a hash? Is it a reference
                          to a hash of array references? Gaaah! I rewrote it in Python, and it was
                          so much easier to keep all my data structures straight.
                          >
                          j
                          Perl just gives you a lot of rope.

                          You can do a lot of neat things with rope. ;)

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                            • Nicola Larosa (tekNico)
                              #8
                              Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                              Pat <P...@junk.netw rote:
                              After you learn Python, you'll come to despise Perl.
                              Some of us came to despise Perl *before* learning Python (third to
                              last paragraph):

                              A journey through languages
                              http://www.teknico.net/devel/journey/index.en.html


                              --
                              Nicola Larosa - http://www.tekNico.net/

                              Look, it's a "connect-the-dots" game... when all the dots are
                              connected, the word *Y.I.K.E.S.* appears. - Jon Husband, June 2008

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                                • Craig Allen
                                  #9
                                  Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                                  article:http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882

                                  interesting read, thanks

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                                    • Craig Allen
                                      #10
                                      Re: PYTHON WORKING WITH PERL ??

                                      article:http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/3882

                                      even if it is by Eric Raymond

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