Thanks for the suggestions. I ran a couple of tests:
my $data_list = 1..1001;
say $data_list;
produces
1..1000
real0m0.357s
user0m0.435s
sys 0m0.048s
my $data_list = 1..1001;
put $data_list;
produces the list of integers from 1 to 1001 (obviously a single string).
real0m0.470s
user0m0.452s
sys 0m0.058s
Changing the list to an array,
say produces
[1 2 3 4 5 6 () 98 99 100 ...]
real0m0.435s
user0m0.484s
sys 0m0.056s
put result is unchanged in
real0m0.424s
user0m0.445s
sys 0m0.068s
Further research is clearly required, as all good research reports say.
On 10/21/18, Timo Paulssen 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?
>
