[Asterisk-Users] Starting Development Perl or Python

[duncan]

> >From the drift of the mailing list most people seem to use perl for their
>AGI scripts.
>
>I personally have more experience with Python.
>
>Could you please advise why or if Perl is more suitable?
>
>Is it faster?
>
>Better supported?
>
>More documentation?

i use perl because its a language im more familiar with, there are lots of 
CPAN modules available to aid with the type of applications i make and most 
of all its more supported thanks to the wonderful asterisk-perl module that 
makes agi development a lot easier.

asterisk-perl can be found here: http://asterisk.gnuinter.net/

and theres a specific mailing list setup (available on the above url) to 
help answer any asterisk-perl specific problems.  so yes, it is better 
supported, and there are more examples in perl than with any other 
language.  speed im not so sure about, and nothing has a ton of 
documentation yet.

personally id suggest you stick with what you know initially - if you 
prefer writing in python then thats probably the best language for you to 
develop in.

good luck


duncan