Perl To Python Migration

INTRODUCTION

As a long time Perl and Python programmer, I'm constantly finding myself using Perl constructs in Python or Python constructs in Perl. Worse, I can suddenly find myself trying to use a feature or system in a Python program that just doesn't exist, or does and works differently. What I needed was some sort of cross reference.

After talking to other programmers and developers it became apparent that a number of people were “jumping ship” from Perl to Python. Some with varying levels of success. The reasons for using Python in preference to Perl were different for each person, but there were some common themes:

• Python is object-oriented. Although Perl has object orientation facilities they are not integrated into the system. In Python ...