Perl? ha ha ha Try Python

Well I found this interesting ad by O'Reilly on the net and there's even apology for such sarcastic and harsh remark. I myself had started perl before python. Perl is probably the reason that caused me to look for simple yet powerful scripting language, yes it's python. Especially I don't like using nitty-gritty in manipulating values in variables, arrays, lists in perl. The entire thing is really confusing, and not just for newbies. I won't recommend perl if one asks between perl and python. But if one really wants to understand the simplicity of python, then i would rather ask her to try perl once.