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Perl is for masochists, period.

You haven't lived until you've consoled a Perl programmer who loses it and starts crying like a baby.

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I think one of the reasons Python is so successful is because it doesn't feel like someone’s PhD thesis language that includes the kitchen sink. Python is a practical language and was obviously designed for getting things done, not impressing your compsci prof with theoretical completeness or elegance.