[SGVLUG] Python or Perl for Text Documents

[Dan Kegel]

On Fri, Mar 27, 2009 at 8:02 AM, Jason Riker <jasonrkr at charter.net> wrote:
> I need to parse a text document.  I was wondering if either python or perl was better suited to that task.  The one constraint is that I have to do this on a Windows XP machine so I guess my second question is if either language is "better" supported on windows?

They're both excellent.

Perl is more concise, but that's both a pro and a con.

Try them both and see which one you prefer.