[SGVLUG] Python or Perl for Text Documents

[Rae Yip]

I actually really like Python's ability to have multiple compiled
regexes simultaneously. Perl feels really cramped after using that
feature.

I'd tend to say Python supports Windows slightly better.

-Rae.

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:14 AM, Dan Kegel <dank at kegel.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Jason Riker <jasonrkr at charter.net> wrote:
>> I need to parse a text document.  I was wondering if either python or perl was better suited to that task.  The one constraint is that I have to do this on a Windows XP machine so I guess my second question is if either language is "better" supported on windows?
>
> They're both excellent.
>
> Perl is more concise, but that's both a pro and a con.
>
> Try them both and see which one you prefer.
>