> If you are interested in platform independence, why even bother with the Unix utilities? You can accomplish the same with Python, Because then you're also lo

> If you are interested in platform independence, why even bother with the Unix utilities? You can accomplish the same with Python, Because then you're also looking at getting people using the same version of python and your dependencies - and it's likely slower. > That being said, it is in environments where everyone used some version of Unix (typically Linux, Solaris, or Mac OS X). If only there was a technology aimed at sharing an exact same version for easy use ;)