What a beautifully designed tool. In our Python codebase we end up reaching for inline sh scripting a lot whenever we need to pipe between processes. In a way

What a beautifully designed tool. In our Python codebase we end up reaching for inline sh scripting a lot whenever we need to pipe between processes. In a way it feels ok — after all, no one has any qualms about reaching for inline SQL to get things done, so what’s wrong with a little shell script in the middle of a Python module? Just as there are efforts — both wise and misguided — to represent the building of an SQL query with Python syntax, what Python tools are there to build sh pipelines between processes with a more pythonic syntax? Do they provide value in excess of the novelty tax one has to pay for using a non standard library?