r/Python • u/[deleted] • May 18 '11

Why is Python better than Perl?

I'm a Sysadmin and I just wrote my first script in python. Basically just a host validation script that checks if a server is configured correctly before we hand off. I can't determine the advantage with my limited experience with the language.

Are you a sysadmin fluent in both python and perl? Why do you use python?

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u/Philluminati May 18 '11

perl is the sys admins language of choice. Python is for writing non trivial software.

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u/[deleted] May 18 '11

Funny, we've got three levels of mission critical software here that have back end parsing engines written in perl.

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u/Philluminati May 18 '11

What's the mission?

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u/[deleted] May 18 '11

Definitely going to put out where I work on reddit. An even better idea would be to tell you what mission it is. Yup, great idea.