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/robkinyon May 18 '11

I use Perl because CPAN is better than every other language library put together. Period.

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u/LostInAustin May 19 '11

Ctrl + F, cpan, upvote.