John M. Gabriele wrote: > I recently posted this sort of question to the c.l.p.m but > didn't get much of a response. I know a little Perl and a > little Python, but master neither at the moment. > > I see that Python is a general purpose OO programming language > that finds use among some system administrators, but my guess > is that Perl is still more common in that area than Python. > > For sysadmin-related tasks, is Python as useful as Perl, or > does it get clumsy when often dealing with the stuff admins > deal with on a regular basis?
I'm a Windows user, not a Unix sysadmin, but I've noticed that Cameron Laird has written several articles on Python for system administration in Unix Review and Sys Admin magazine, for example http://www.unixreview.com/documents/s=9083/sam0401d/ . Reading his articles may help you decide if Python is a good fit for your work. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
