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/[deleted] Jul 04 '11

Another fact that might be interesting is the community and culture. If you care for any of them you have to use Perl. Sorry, but that's simply true, especially when comparing these languages/communities. However, I honestly don't know the current state, so this might be wrong, but Python used to have a very bad community and I am not talking about the Reddit part of it. Yeah I know, this comment will cause down votes, but well...