Upcoming update to 6.18 and scripts

[Daniel Golle]

Hi Elliott,

sorry for the not completely on-topic takeover, but I had to ;)

On Sat, Dec 13, 2025 at 04:57:22PM -0800, Elliott Mitchell wrote:
> [...]
> The script was written using Perl since Perl's string handling was
> rather easier for initial work.  It should readily convert to Python,
> but that requires indication that would be worth the time required.

Python's rather annoying habbit to frequently release slightly
incompatible updated versions of the interpreter rather Perl the
preferred language in my eyes, given that it is sufficient for the task.

> After that it might be appropriate to announce plans to remove Perl from
> OpenWRT and only already existing submissions are allowed to use.

Why?
Perl 5 is actively maintained and I don't see it going away any time
soon.