Python in Systems Administration: Part II -- Step up from Shell (Unix Review) [LWN.net]

Cameron Laird has put together part two in a Unix Review series on Python for systems administration. "What kinds of problems are suited to Python? As a first approximation, think of Python the way you do Perl. Although far more Unix systems administrators currently work in Perl, the two languages are roughly comparable, for our purposes. Many of the differences between them are subjective, in the sense that experienced programmers simply find the features of one or the other fit their own habits of thinking better, although they're equally capable or provide the same formal functionality. This second installment in my series on "Python in Systems Administration" explains the parallels, then spotlights instances where Python might serve you better."

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