Groups | Search | Server Info | Keyboard shortcuts | Login | Register [http] [https] [nntp] [nntps]


Groups > comp.lang.python > #105141

Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl

From Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl
Date 2016-03-17 21:11 +0200
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <874mc4rkaw.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> (permalink)
References (5 earlier) <87h9g5qbf9.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <ncep9g$ore$1@dont-email.me> <nceqpg$3l9$1@dont-email.me> <878u1hq6ln.fsf@elektro.pacujo.net> <ncev1j$k9l$1@dont-email.me>

Show all headers | View raw


BartC <bc@freeuk.com>:

> On 17/03/2016 18:53, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
>> BartC <bc@freeuk.com>:
>
>>> sub replacewith{
>>>     $s = $_[0];
>>>     $t = $_[1];
>>>     $u = $_[2];
>>>     $s =~ s/$t/$u/;
>>>     return $s;
>>> }
>>>
>>> Although once done, the original task now looks a proper language:
>>>
>>> print (replacewith("I have a dream","have","had"));
>>
>> Now try your function with:
>>
>>     print (replacewith("I have a dream",".","had"));
>
> Yeah, it needs your quotemeta line (whatever that does). But the call
> is unaffected as the clutter is in the function.

Well, you fell in the trap. Most perl programmers would fall in it. Same
with bash programmers, including myself.

That's why I'm wondering if Python could come to the rescue and offer a
solid alternative to bash. You have to go out of your way to get into
accidental quoting/escaping problems in Python.


Marko

Back to comp.lang.python | Previous | NextPrevious in thread | Next in thread | Find similar | Unroll thread


Thread

sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 15:29 +0000
  Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 15:40 +0000
    Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 17:48 +0200
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 15:59 +0000
        Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 18:07 +0200
          Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:15 +0000
  Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 17:47 +0200
    Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:06 +0000
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 18:30 +0200
        Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:32 +0000
  Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl srinivas devaki <mr.eightnoteight@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 21:18 +0530
    Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:15 +0000
  Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Tim Chase <python.list@tim.thechases.com> - 2016-03-17 10:52 -0500
    Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:08 +0000
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-17 09:21 -0700
        Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:36 +0000
          Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-17 17:09 +0000
          Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-17 10:26 -0700
            Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:35 +0000
              Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2016-03-17 11:21 -0700
          DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 10:47 -0700
            Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Mark Lawrence <breamoreboy@yahoo.co.uk> - 2016-03-17 22:22 +0000
            Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> - 2016-03-17 22:43 +0000
              Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 05:57 -0700
                Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-03-18 15:18 +0200
                Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-18 14:22 +0100
                Re: DSLs in perl and python (Was sobering observation) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-18 19:07 -0700
                DSL design (was DSLs in perl and python) Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-29 06:28 -0700
                Re: DSL design (was DSLs in perl and python) Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2016-03-30 00:41 +1100
                Re: DSL design (was DSLs in perl and python) Jussi Piitulainen <jussi.piitulainen@helsinki.fi> - 2016-03-29 16:45 +0300
                Finding methods, was Re: DSL design (was DSLs in perl and python) Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-29 15:51 +0200
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 18:34 +0200
        Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 16:42 +0000
          Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 19:08 +0200
            Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl "Charles T. Smith" <cts.private.yahoo@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 17:25 +0000
              Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-17 17:53 +0000
                Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2016-03-17 10:59 -0700
                Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 20:53 +0200
                Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl BartC <bc@freeuk.com> - 2016-03-17 19:06 +0000
                Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2016-03-17 21:11 +0200
            Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk> - 2016-03-17 20:47 +0000
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2016-03-18 10:26 +0100
      Re: sobering observation, python vs. perl Steven D'Aprano <steve@pearwood.info> - 2016-03-18 22:47 +1100

csiph-web