Perl To Python Migration

Chapter 3. PYTHON OVERVIEW

Migrating from Perl to Python is not actually as difficult as it first appears. Despite a distinctly different focus on the development of the two languages, they both have similar features and use similar methods and procedures to achieve their goals as all-round scripting languages.

But how can we gain the most benefit form our experience of Perl so that it can be used when we program in Python?

At a very basic level, there are few differences between the general execution and layout of a Python script compared to a Perl one. Statements are executed sequentially using a very similar precedence model to that employed by Perl. We also have access to a very similar set of basic data types – the familiar scalar, array, ...