RE: Refactor/Rewrite Perl code in Python

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Sometimes it's worth asking Why?

I assume there would be no need to rewrite if the existing code did most
of what was needed.  It may be easier to ask the customer what he really
wants rather than to re-engineer a crappy solution to an obsolete
problem.

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Re: Refactor/Rewrite Perl code in Python Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2011-07-24 19:45 +1000
  Re: Refactor/Rewrite Perl code in Python Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2011-07-24 21:39 +1000
    Re: Refactor/Rewrite Perl code in Python J Kenneth King <james@agentultra.com> - 2011-07-25 11:00 -0400
      RE: Refactor/Rewrite Perl code in Python "Sells, Fred" <fred.sells@adventistcare.org> - 2011-07-25 17:10 -0400

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