I would think the question being asked isn't 'OT' which is namely: what's runtime v compile time ... (and Python's .pyc's are sort of in the middle). Id think a beginners list first task would be to help you make the choice?
> On 27 Oct 2013, at 00:15, <htchd...@live.com> wrote: > > Thanks for answering my question. > I'm certainly not an advocate for either languages, since I don't even know > much about them. > I learned Perl first and recently my colleagues suggested me to learn python. > So, the struggle begins. > I searched online about this topic and only found one scientific paper is > revealing some truth: no significant difference between those 2 script > languages. > This is why I'm here to ask. If the moderator of this list thinks this is > inappropriate, I'll shut up and keep silent. > >>> On Oct 26, 2013, at 6:56 PM, "David Christensen" >>> <dpchr...@holgerdanske.com> wrote: >>> >>> On 10/26/13 04:28, htchd...@live.com wrote: >>> How about python? >>> Many people consider it's better than Perl and it becomes more and more >>> popular. >> >> There are a lot of really smart people who like Python. There are a lot of >> useful Python programs, and a lot of useful programs that incorporate and/or >> interoperate with Python. I haven't heard too many security complaints >> about Python. >> >> >> As I understand it, Python's library is very well developed. In this >> regard, Python seems to be more cathedral, while Perl is more bazaar (e.g. >> CPAN). >> >> >> I could never get past Python's whitespace sensitivity. >> >> >> David >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org >> http://learn.perl.org/ > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org > For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org > http://learn.perl.org/ > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
