[EUG-LUG:906] python or perl or $yfsl?

[Cory Petkovsek]

I think this has already been mentioned before, but I'm finding the need to learn a 
scripting language.  Something more powerful than bash, but not as indepth(?) as C.

I currently know C, C++ and Java.  Can anyone tell me in about a paragraph why I 
should learn perl or python or $your_favorite_scripting_language?  I don't need to be 
sold hard, I just want a few highlights of each language, especially how it is related 
to bash and C or C++ (not java ;(

Thanks,
Cory