Yes I agree - my favorite language is Python, but it can be annoying/inefficient for certain low-level OS things. This is why I created https://www.oilshell.or

Yes I agree - my favorite language is Python, but it can be annoying/inefficient for certain low-level OS things. This is why I created https://www.oilshell.org https://www.oilshell.org (and the linked wiki page) A few links for context: Are you reinventing Perl? https://www.oilshell.org/blog/2021/01/why-a-new-shell.html#are-you-reinventing-perl https://www.oilshell.org/blog/2021/01/why-a-new-shell.html#a... The Unix Shell Should Evolve Like Perl 5 (with compatible upgrade options, rather than a big bang like Perl 6/Raku) https://www.oilshell.org/blog/2020/07/blog-roadmap.html#the-unix-shell-should-evolve-like-perl-5 https://www.oilshell.org/blog/2020/07/blog-roadmap.html#the-... A Tour of YSH - https://www.oilshell.org/release/latest/doc/ysh-tour.html https://www.oilshell.org/release/latest/doc/ysh-tour.html