> Perl did too much and reached for the stars. Its happy place was a sane job control language. A niche Python is filling. > I have used both, Perl extensively

> Perl did too much and reached for the stars. Its happy place was a sane job control language. A niche Python is filling. > I have used both, Perl extensively, Python when I must. Perl is much better, but being better is not enough. > Perl did "everything". Python was "object orientated". People wanted the shiny "object orientated" and, sadly wisely, did not want a language that could do anything and everything. I don't know what kind of Python you've tried using, but it seems you got some defective ancient 2.x version. Python is exactly the kind of language that should be replacing Perl, simply because it's the best glue language out there right now, with modules that are actively being maintained and developed. And, as a cherry on top, actually has human-readable syntax.