Python is by design a one way to do things language whereas Perl is There is more than one way to do things. 'There should be one-- and preferably only one --o

Python is by design a one way to do things language whereas Perl is There is more than one way to do things. 'There should be one-- and preferably only one --obvious way to do it.' from http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/ http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020/ a sentiment that is re-enforced by the python community and even used to pitch python as an easier language since there is only one (right) way.