Comment by motorest

> Both Perl and Python are from the same generation, and both are active and both have their latest release in 2025.

I don't think that's what they mean by "Python" or "Perl". It sounds like they have a sizeable ancient Perl codebase that they want to replace with Python due to practical reasons. No one cares if Perl's first release was a couple of years before Python's. What matters is the company's ability to maintain and extend their codebase.