I’m a big time python fan (80% of the code I write is python) but growing up I loved Perl (after starting out as a PHP dev) as a scripting language and I hate how much flak people give it. Though I do understand since there’s a million ways to do everything in Perl if you aren’t familiar with the language it can look daunting. But I’d argue the same can be said about JavaScript and I still love that language as well.