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Most things I need to get done can be done in bash. I know it, I am comfortable using it, and everything I log into has it. So it's what I use. Python is great
by geocrasher 7y ago
Most things I need to get done can be done in bash. I know it, I am comfortable using it, and everything I log into has it. So it's what I use. Python is great too of course, but I don't really know it- I haven't had a need.
I tried learning Perl once but reverted back to Bash the first thing I needed to do something in a hurry. And, my IDE is also my interpreter. It's pretty hard to argue with. I can just take a one-liner and throw it in a file and now I can distribute it. It's that simple.
I suppose if I could write Python one-liners (maybe you can, I don't know...) and it was as universally installed and configured, I'd use it- if I needed to.
What it comes down to is this: My needs are simple, and if I can't do it in bash, then I'm probably going about it wrong.