Is there a portable Perl along the lines of portable Python? Something I could use (while learning the stuff) from my thumb drive?
Oh, and I'm talking about Window XP.
I can heartily recommend Strawberry Perl.
The Portable version is on Beta (the real meaning of Beta, though), click here to get it.
EDIT: The Portable version is already out of beta (for a few months now), check here
There's a test version over at PortableApps.com although it appears that long-term it will be replaced by Strawberry Perl (which is what it's based on).
I've deployed applications to hostile end user machines (i.e. machines I have no control over and no admin password) using Portable Strawberry Perl 5.10 with no problems. For development work in windows you might want this
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