Mostly agree, though if you need piping and redirection, you can use Python for that: file_list = !ls delete_me = b[0] !rm {delete_me} Though it can't fit i

Mostly agree, though if you need piping and redirection, you can use Python for that: file_list = !ls delete_me = b[0] !rm {delete_me} Though it can't fit into a single statement due to a greedy '!'