04-12-2010
(Disclaimer: If it seems like I'm favouring Perl here it's because I couldn't code in Python or Ruby if my life depended on it)
Best answer I can give you: it depends. All three languages have their pros and cons, but the weight of each depends on what you want to do, and what you already know.
Perl: evolved out of awk, sed, C, and a few others. The syntax is very relaxed, and the "credo" is There Is More Than One Way To Do It. Libraries are available as "Packages", with a large collection at the CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network), and are used via the use keyword.
Python: an (almost) completely object-oriented language. Blocks of code are organized through indentation levels. Syntax is quite strict. Libraries are available as "Modules" and are used via the import keyword.
Ruby: (largely) a mix of Perl and Smalltalk. Syntax is similar to Perl, with the difference that all datatypes are objects, and can have methods invoked on them. Libraries are largely available through the RubyGems application, which is similar to CPAN and apt-get.
My suggestion would be: go through the tutorials for all three languages, and choose the one where the usage best fits the way you think.
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NAME
qpid-python-test - run tests of the python QPID library for a broker
SYNOPSIS
qpid-python-test [options] PATTERN ...
DESCRIPTION
Run tests matching the specified PATTERNs.
OPTIONS
-h, --help
show this help message and exit
-l, --list
list tests instead of executing them
-b BROKER, --broker=BROKER
run tests against BROKER (default localhost)
-f FILE, --log-file=FILE
log output to FILE
-v LEVEL, --log-level=LEVEL
only display log messages of LEVEL or higher severity: DEBUG, WARN, ERROR (default WARN)
-c CATEGORY, --log-category=CATEGORY
log only categories matching CATEGORY pattern
-m MODULES, --module=MODULES
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-i IGNORE, --ignore=IGNORE
ignore tests matching IGNORE pattern
-I IFILE, --ignore-file=IFILE
ignore tests matching patterns in IFILE
-H, --halt-on-error
halt if an error is encountered
-t, --time
report timing information on test run
-D DEFINE, --define=DEFINE
define test parameters
SEE ALSO
For more information on qpid-python-test please check the QPID wiki at http://qpid.apache.org.
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