Yes, scripting languages all support both: * A repl for performing common operations (moving around the file system, running programs, etc), * A interpreted e

Yes, scripting languages all support both: * A repl for performing common operations (moving around the file system, running programs, etc), * A interpreted environment for scripting these operations. The main reason to use these instead of Python/Rust is the ease of interfacing with other programs. In Python, and most other non-scripting languages, spawning and interacting with external processes is quite verbose.