[R] [OT] language for data munging

[Wensui Liu]

dear all

i think i am able to get an unbiased opinion from computing experts
here other than python or perl list.

the question is: which language, perl or python in particular, is
better for data munging (manage and manipulate large-size data /
interact with DB / pre-process data before statistical modeling per my
definition)?

thank you so much for your insight!
wensui