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I just use perl5. Python is too hard to use for perl tasks. Separate venv for a script is horrible overkill. I also use Fedora Linux, where everything is integr

• zbentley 8y ago
  > Separate venv for a script is horrible overkill ...and god help you when you write code/use a library that depends on language features not available by default, without pragmas, on the system Perl (5).
  • petre 8y ago
    There is local lib and if you don't use RHEL or some other OS with ancient Perl it works just fine. Or just install what you need from the OS if you have root. Or use plenv and cpanm and whichever Perl version you want to create a local environment.
    • zbentley 8y ago
      > Or just install what you need from the OS if you have root. The availability of libraries is not the problem. The availability of language features is. Manually replacing the OS version of a ubiquitously-depended-on language as root seems like a very poor idea. The last time I tried that with Perl, I broke GNU Parallel (whose Perl code is a fascinating read, by the way!). > Or use plenv and cpanm and whichever Perl version you want to create a local environment. I agree; that's the right approach (or Perlbrew or any other portable-Perl installer). GP was responding to someone who argued against using venv, which is the equivalent of plenv.
      • petre 8y ago
        I was arguing about installing Perl modules from the distribution's repository as root, not replacing the system interpreter. The other solution is system wide module install with cpanm. Perl5 has plugin "language features" available via modules such as Moo, Role::Tiny, MOP, autobox, Clone etc.