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There's no reason you can't orchestrate awk and other tools from python though. (I doubt I'm the only one that's done that before).

by tinix 9y ago

Xophmeister 9y ago
No, of course not, but it’s way easier in Bash because of the first-class-ness of commands. In Python, you’d have to mess about with the subprocess module, etc.
- zdkl 9y ago
  I guess it comes down to which school of wizardy you went to. I'd rather muck around in python, if only because then I wouldn't dread rereading/editing the whole thing a couple months later.
zwischenzug 9y ago
I wrote a tool to do that: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit Among many other things I use it to test Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters in Vagrant for Chef recipes: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-openshift-cluster/blob/master/shutit_openshift_cluster.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-openshift-cluster/blob/ma... and here's some others in a more 'native' python format: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/ https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/ https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/logmein/logmein.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/logme... https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/gnuplot/graphs.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/gnupl...
- KGIII 9y ago
  > crazy talk about pushing awk through python > oh! I wrote a tool to do that! sniffles That might just be my favorite HN exchange ever. Y'all remind me of emacs users. Between this and the unusual number of Perl mentions on HN today, my cockles are suitably heated. That is a compliment. Nary a day passes where HN doesn't give me a reason to keep clicking links and learning. I started off giggling and now I'm moved from my tablet to a laptop so that I can investigate your shutit - as it looks like a handy tool for learning. The scales look the most interesting. I have been here for a while, but only recently (past couple of months) decided to comment. I lurked for like 12 months, just to see if I'd fit in. Why? HN continually has commentary about things I haven't yet learned. In short, this is my awkward attempt to thank you. I'll be spending the afternoon trying to enjoy your shutit scales.
  - zwischenzug 9y ago
    Great, thanks! You can find more info here on my blog: https://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/ https://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/ do ping me with your experience.

There's no reason you can't orchestrate awk and other tools from python though. (I doubt I'm the only one that's done that before).

by tinix 9y ago

There's no reason you can't orchestrate awk and other tools from python though. (I doubt I'm the only one that's done that before).

Xophmeister 9y ago

No, of course not, but it’s way easier in Bash because of the first-class-ness of commands. In Python, you’d have to mess about with the subprocess module, etc.

zdkl 9y ago
I guess it comes down to which school of wizardy you went to. I'd rather muck around in python, if only because then I wouldn't dread rereading/editing the whole thing a couple months later.

zwischenzug 9y ago

I wrote a tool to do that: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit Among many other things I use it to test Kubernetes/OpenShift clusters in Vagrant for Chef recipes: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-openshift-cluster/blob/master/shutit_openshift_cluster.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-openshift-cluster/blob/ma... and here's some others in a more 'native' python format: https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/ https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/ https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/logmein/logmein.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/logme... https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/gnuplot/graphs.py https://github.com/ianmiell/shutit-scripts/blob/master/gnupl...

KGIII 9y ago
> crazy talk about pushing awk through python > oh! I wrote a tool to do that! sniffles That might just be my favorite HN exchange ever. Y'all remind me of emacs users. Between this and the unusual number of Perl mentions on HN today, my cockles are suitably heated. That is a compliment. Nary a day passes where HN doesn't give me a reason to keep clicking links and learning. I started off giggling and now I'm moved from my tablet to a laptop so that I can investigate your shutit - as it looks like a handy tool for learning. The scales look the most interesting. I have been here for a while, but only recently (past couple of months) decided to comment. I lurked for like 12 months, just to see if I'd fit in. Why? HN continually has commentary about things I haven't yet learned. In short, this is my awkward attempt to thank you. I'll be spending the afternoon trying to enjoy your shutit scales.
- zwischenzug 9y ago
  Great, thanks! You can find more info here on my blog: https://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/ https://zwischenzugs.wordpress.com/ do ping me with your experience.