On 2005-06-18 05:26:13 +0100, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Sat, 18 Jun 2005 03:02:13 +1000, Steven D'Aprano > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the following in > comp.lang.python: > >> >> The language is *always* spelt without the "a", and usually all in >> lower-case: perl. >> > Given that, at least one well known, book relates the name to > Practical Extraction (&) Report Language, whether that was a retrofit or > not -- I'd be tempted to user PERL for the name... All lowercase most > likely reflects the standard habits of Linux/Unix command naming. I'd heard it was pathologically eclectic rubbish lister, but then you can't believe everything you hear :-) John Ochiltree -- 667 - The Neighbour of the Beast -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
