[widebody911]

I've actually taken a couple of python classes, but like any language (programming or otherwise) if you don't use it, you lose it. Every now and then I'll start coding a new task in python, and then run into an issue, and not knowing if the problem is with me or what I'm trying to do, I go back to perl. For example, a couple of weeks ago I was [trying to] writing a script to automate the creation of tickets in Remedy; I could connect to the Remedy server, but couldn't it to connect. I ditched python and tried it in perl, and found out that the Remedy implementation was on a non-standard port. The python "error stack" was double-plus-unhelpful in figuring this out. Once I had a working connection, I said "screw it" and did the rest in perl.

One thing that infuriates me about Python is the SJW-esque sensitivity to formatting; it's almost as bad as RPG III. (if that doesn't date me, only radio-carbon will)