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To Perl or not to Perl, that is the question... ;o)

I bow here to experts who use both Python and Perl.
I am au fait with Python and have done loads with it, especially writing code that works from Version 1.4.0 to 3.7.0 on varying platforms, some of it on here...

Well, I have been contemplating learning Perl.
I see many experts on here who have posted Perl code and it looks like it can do much like Python can.
I have '_heard_' bad reports about it however so this discussion will help me decide.

Question: Is it worth me expanding my knowledge to this language or just stick with Python - any version?

If so I may jump in at the deep end and do yet another AudioScope, I have already done the same for Python and much, much more mainly for the AMIGA A1200.
Any decent books you know of to purchase would be of help too.
I love hitting the hardware, ("banging the metal"), and this has to be taken into account for my final decision...

TIA Guys and Gals...

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NAME

       pydoc3.6 - the Python documentation tool

SYNOPSIS

       pydoc3.6 name

       pydoc3.6 -k keyword

       pydoc3.6 -p port

       pydoc3.6 -g

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DESCRIPTION

       pydoc3.6  name  Show  text documentation on something.  name may be the name of a Python keyword, topic, function, module, or package, or a
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