Of course this is BS

Python "lists" are exactly like Perl "arrays" , ie an implementation as a vector of pointers. °

But Lisp lists are linked lists, like emulated in Higher Order Perl. I.e. every element has additional to a value a pointer (link) to its successor element. This makes referencing a higher index very expensive because you have to traverse the whole list, but has other advantages (splitting is trivial).

So these "lists" are fundamentally different data structures only sharing similar names!

But ...

... I wonder why you guys spend time arguing against the PerlTrump who combines kindergarten knowledge with a ridiculously huge ego ? ? ?

Just compose one "hall of shame" thread listing and linking his worst 20- 100 nonsense statements and keep referencing it in your replies.

The regulars know him already and the newbees will quickly grasp his abysmal wisdom from this master thread.

Why wasting energy?

See also:

• Re^2: Is Perl the right language for a large web application?
• Re^2: I want you to convince me to learn Perl

°) Python (well numpy) has indeed an "array" class as a wrapper around C arrays only allowing elements of same type and size, something we could emulate with pack and substr