08-08-2019
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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EMPY(1) General Commands Manual EMPY(1)
NAME
empy - A powerful and robust templating system for Python
SYNOPSIS
empy [options] [<filename, or '-' for stdin> [<argument>]]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the empy command.
EmPy is a system for embedding Python expressions and statements in template text; it takes an EmPy source file, processes it, and produces
output. This is accomplished via expansions, which are special signals to the EmPy system and are set off by a special prefix (by default
the at sign, @).
EmPy can expand arbitrary Python expressions and statements in this way, as well as a variety of special forms. Textual data not explicitly
delimited in this way is sent unaffected to the output, allowing Python to be used in effect as a markup language. Also supported are call-
backs via hooks, recording and playback via diversions, and dynamic, chainable filters. The system is highly configurable via command line
options and embedded commands.
OPTIONS
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (`-'). A summary of options is
included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.
-h, --help
Show summary of options.
-v, --version
Show version of program.
SEE ALSO
python(1).
AUTHOR
EmPy was written by Erik Max Francis <software@alcyone.com>.
This manual page was written by Ana Beatriz Guerrero Lopez, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).
EMPY(1)