Python for Bash scripters: A well-kept secret

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Feb 8, 2008 2:06 AM EDT
Red Hat Magazine; By Noah Gift
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Hey you, ya you! Do you write Bash scripts? Come here, I have a secret to tell you. Python is easy to learn, and more powerful than Bash. I wasn’t supposed to tell you this–it’s supposed to be a secret. Anything more than a few lines of Bash could be done better in Python. Python is often just as portable as Bash too. Off the top of my head, I can’t think of any *NIX operating systems, that don’t include Python. Even IRIX has Python installed.

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