The Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN)
Perl offers additional modules to expand your development environment even further. These modules are contained in the Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN).
What Is CPAN?
CPAN is a large collection of Perl modules, programs, and documentation, contributed to the Perl community by the volunteers who wrote them.
The list of modules available in CPAN is extensive. CPAN was formed in 1995, and at the time of this writing, contains more than 7,000 modules available for installation. The modules cover a wide range of programming problems. Table 16.1 provides a short list to give you a taste of what's in CPAN.
| Module Group | General Description |
|---|---|
| Tk | Graphical interface for Perl programs; ... |
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