Python Vs Perl

Perl vs. Python

• Variable access -- Pyhton is easy to access the varaible
  

  Perl	Python
  @foo	foo
  my $foo = 1;	foo = 1

• Perl makes you type {}'s around your blocks and ()'s around your conditionals,

  Perl	Python
  if ($foo) { print "hello world"; }	if foo: print "hello, world"
  if ($foo) { print "hello, world"; }	if foo: print "hello, world"

  Python's conditional constructs always look the same, which, when you're the maintenance programmer, is a welcome surprise. They also take up fewer lines.
• Perl guarantees that you'll type at least one extra character at the end of every line. The ";", of course. 
• The Perl Way of function/method parameters (AND setting parameter defaults)

  Perl	Python
  sub foo { my $arg1 = shift; my @rest_of_args = @_; ...do stuff... }	def foo (arg1, rest_of_args): ...do stuff...
  sub foo { my $arg1 = shift || 0; ...do stuff... }	def foo (arg1 = 0): ...do stuff...

• Perl makes you type more to access object properties.

  Perl	Python
  $foo->bar();	foo.bar()

  In combination with the added typing associated with variable access in Perl, this adds up.

 Perl is a lot older than Python and has a much wider selection modules available.

Perl is harder to handle and debug compared to Python when the code starts to grow.
 Easy to read and write, Large number of frameworks available for web development - (flask, web.py, django, google appengine)