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Ruby is definitely a better tool for this but there are situations where it's not available but bash is. That portability is really the only advantage.
by jonahx 6y ago
Ruby is definitely a better tool for this but there are situations where it's not available but bash is. That portability is really the only advantage.
- dotancohen 6y agoNow that Python 2 is deprecated, I think that settling on Python for scripts is the happy medium. It is available in all but the most stripped-down linux builds, and those are commonly seen today only in docker images or hardware. And adding it to e.g. Alpine is trivial.