While Perl and Python are two different programming languages, Python has the ability to execute Perl scripts through a built in function. Since Perl and Python are designed for different programming ...

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In the older days of open source software, major projects tended to have their Benevolent Dictators For Life who made all the final decisions, and some mature projects still operate that way. Guido ...

Scripting languages are the hot technology today for application and Web development — no longer the backwater afterthought of the early days running in a pokey interpreter. Nor are scripting ...

Perl, Python, and Ruby modules can ease development for large projects, but Bash is simpler and better for many tasks Last week I talked a bit about how best to protect against the vagaries of human ...

At an age when most top programmers are enjoying their retirement, 64-year old Guido van Rossum decided "retirement was boring" and came back to work for -- drumroll please -- Microsoft. Van Rossum is ...

For the first time in Tiobe's long-running index, 35-year-old Python has overtaken Java to become the second-most popular programming language. Python, a top choice for data-science and ...

Python is one of the most popular programming languages in the world. Dutch software company’s programming language index for 2021 also indicates that. But is it one of the most energy-efficient ...