IOANNIS MANOLOUDIS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I thank everybody for your replies. > I think I'll get Hertland's book since it's newer than O'reillys. > I don't want to become a programmer. Neither Python is part of my studies. > I've finished with my studies. I want to become a Unix/Linux admin and > knowledge of either Python or Perl is an asset.
Knowledge of _both_ languages is even better for this specific task: many existing sysadm scripts are in Perl, and you may well be working side by side with other, more senior admis who are dyed-in-the-wool Perl hackers (since Perl is so very popular with that crowd). > Do you think that this book is the right one for me? Actually, particularly if you have any interest at all in possibly working in a mixed-platforms environment (including some Macs and/or Windows boxes as well as Linux), you might be better served by <http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/perlsysadm/> -- at least if you accept my suggestion to get SOME familiarity with Perl as well as with Python. Yes, Perl IS harder to learn, BUT -- if you've already decided to learn both languages, starting with the harder one need not be a bad idea (the Romans' legions, back when they were the best soldiers in the world, trained with armor and weapons *heavier* than the ones they actually used in the field -- being used to heavier stuff gave them more agility and stamina when it most mattered, in battle and on long marches!-). Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
