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'''''Learning Perl''''', also known as the '''llama book''',<ref>{{cite book|last=Castro|first=Elizabeth|year=2001|publisher=[[Peachpit Press]]|title=Perl and CGI for the World Wide Web|page=314|isbn=978-0-201-73568-0|accessdate=June 23, 2011|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PodQAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Learning+Perl%22+schwartz}}</ref> is a tutorial book for the [[Perl]] programming language, and is published by [[O'Reilly Media]]. The first edition (1993) was authored solely by [[Randal L. Schwartz]], and covered Perl 4. All subsequent editions have covered Perl 5. The second (1997) edition was coauthored with [[Tom Christiansen]] and the third (2001) edition was coauthored with Tom Phoenix. The fourth (2005), fifth (2008), sixth (2011), and seventh (2016), and eighth (2021) editions were written by Schwartz, Phoenix, and [[brian d foy]]. According to the 5th edition of the book, previous editions have sold more than 500,000 copies.<ref>Learning Perl, 5th ed., p. 1</ref>
 
Unlike ''[[Programming Perl]]'', this book is aimed at computer programmers new to Perl. The publisher offers a complete set of code examples presented in the 3rd Edition book.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://examples.oreilly.com/learnperl4/|title = Examples / Learning Perl 4th Edition}}</ref>
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== External links ==
*[http://www.learning-perl.com/ Learning Perl's companion website]
*[httphttps://www.oreilly.com/cataloglibrary/view/learning-perl-8th/06369200184529781492094944/ O'Reilly Online catalog: Learning Perl, 6th8th Edition]
*{{cite web |url=httphttps://www.oreilly.com/catalog/errata.csp?isbn=06369200184520636920473046 |title=O'Reilly Learning Perl, 6th Edition errata |publisher=O'Reilly |accessdate=JulyNovember 159, 20152021}}
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