Thanks for the suggestions. I ran a couple of tests: my $data_list = 1..1001; say $data_list;
produces 1..1000 real 0m0.357s user 0m0.435s sys 0m0.048s my $data_list = 1..1001; put $data_list; produces the list of integers from 1 to 1001 (obviously a single string). real 0m0.470s user 0m0.452s sys 0m0.058s Changing the list to an array, say produces [1 2 3 4 5 6 (....) 98 99 100 ...] real 0m0.435s user 0m0.484s sys 0m0.056s put result is unchanged in real 0m0.424s user 0m0.445s sys 0m0.068s Further research is clearly required, as all good research reports say. On 10/21/18, Timo Paulssen <t...@wakelift.de> wrote: > put is meant for machines, while say is meant for humans. > > this is implemented by having say call the .gist method and put calling > the .Str method. > > Try using say and put on a list of a thousand elements or more and > you'll see what I mean. > > HTH > - Timo > > On 21/10/2018 18:29, Parrot Raiser wrote: >> "put" and "say" seem to be redundant, but I'm sure there's a good >> reason for having 2 output commands. >> >> Would anyone care to comment on how they differ and why, or point to >> an explanation? >
