Ivan wrote:
Hello everyone,
I know this is not a direct python question, forgive me for that, but
maybe some of you will still be able to help me. I've been told that
for my application it would be best to learn a scripting language, so
I looked around and found perl and python to be the nice. Their syntax
and "way" is not similar, though.
So, I was wondering, could any of you please elaborate on the
following, as to ease my dilemma:
Which way are *you* more comfortable with? There are people who
regularly use both, and many who do not.
1. Although it is all relatively similar, there are differences
between regexes of these two. Which do you believe is the more
powerful variant (maybe an example) ?
This is not relevant to your application below. In any case, the
differences are in rather esoteric details.
2. They are both interpreted languages, and I can't really be sure how
they measure in speed. In your opinion, for handling large files,
which is better ?
(I'm processing files of numerical data of several hundred mb - let's
say 200mb - how would python handle file of such size ? As compared to
perl ?)
For one file and simple processing, the time difference should be less
than the time you spent asking the question. For complex processing or
multiple files, a Python user might use numpy, scipy, or other
pre-written analysis extensions.
3. This last one is somewhat subjective, but what do you think, in the
future, which will be more useful. Which, in your (humble) opinion
"has a future" ?
Python ;-) at least for me.
Terry Jan Reedy
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