Sometimes you need to write a script that is too large for a reasonable bash script but too small to make a full program. In those instances, I tend to reach fo

Sometimes you need to write a script that is too large for a reasonable bash script but too small to make a full program. In those instances, I tend to reach for Python because of its massive standard library. I often don't need any additional dependencies. But when I use python I absolutely want types. It makes IDE-features like auto-completion so significantly more effective when your editor actually knows what type every variable is. And of course adding types provides the obvious benefits to code clarity, and the additional error-checking that type checking is. Also its super hard to find non-crypto-currency rust jobs, but python jobs are pretty common.