Perl or python?

I can't decide which one I want to use ....

I need a new scripting language that I can use for general purpose coding, C/C++ is for my bigger projects, and PHP just wont cut it any more. And let's not speak about Java, it's a horrible language (just don't like it, no reason needed)

I think the best thing to do is to buy 2 books, one on Perl and one on Python, and try them both.

Anyone have any thoughts about any of them that would help me in my decision? ; )

This "Perl is write-only" bullshit is propagated mainly by those python faggots, whose language is too retarded to even let you write loop in one line. I've never seen any Perl code (besides golf and stuff like this) which I could call unreadable. Good Perl programmers write good code, period.