Perl is valid if you know it and want to use it. Otherwise, not really. There is a port of mechanize to Python as well, if that is your main reason to use Perl

Perl is valid if you know it and want to use it. Otherwise, not really. There is a port of mechanize to Python as well, if that is your main reason to use Perl. Whatever you can do in "disgusting hacks" can be done just as quickly in a way which won't make you want to vomit when you look over the code again later.