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The provided Perl code appears to be creating a hash reference ($w) and initializing it with a combination of data from another hash reference ($a->{b}) and additional key-value pairs.

Let's break down the code:

$w = { %($a->{b}), gl => { doc => [["w" => "$abc/path"]], imp => [] } };

  1. $w: This is the variable being assigned. It is a reference to a hash. In Perl, {} is used to create an anonymous hash reference.

  2. %($a->{b}): This part involves copying the key-value pairs from the hash reference $a->{b} into the new hash referenced by $w. The %{...} syntax is used to dereference the hash. The % symbol is used to copy the elements from one hash to another.

  3. ,: This comma separates the copied key-value pairs from the additional key-value pairs that will be added to the hash.

  4. gl => { doc => [["w" => "$abc/path"]], imp => [] }: This part adds a new key-value pair to the hash. The key is "gl", and its associated value is another hash reference. This nested hash has two keys: "doc" and "imp".

    • "doc" => [["w" => "$abc/path"]]: This key-value pair associates the key "doc" with an array reference containing a single element, which is itself an array reference. This innermost array reference contains two elements, "w" and "$abc/path".

    • "imp" => []: This key-value pair associates the key "imp" with an empty array reference.

In summary, the code creates a new hash reference $w by combining the key-value pairs from $a->{b} with additional key-value pairs under the key "gl". The resulting structure is a nested hash containing information copied from $a->{b} and new data under the "gl" key.

vs

Here's the equivalent Python code for the given Perl code:

w = {**a['b'], 'gl': {'doc': [['w', f'{abc}/path']], 'imp': []}}

In Python, you can use the {**dict1, **dict2} syntax to merge dictionaries. This is used to combine the key-value pairs from a['b'] into a new dictionary referenced by w. The additional key-value pairs are then added for the "gl" key, creating the nested structure similar to the Perl code. Note that in Python, f-strings are used for string interpolation, and {abc} is assumed to be a variable containing the value of $abc in the Perl code.