It's a little complicated, it's also possible to use iPython, an enhanced Python interpreter, as a shell quasi-replacement on Windows. (It's even more powerful

It's a little complicated, it's also possible to use iPython, an enhanced Python interpreter, as a shell quasi-replacement on Windows. (It's even more powerful in combination with PowerShell.) Features: It has tab autocompletion. You can send commands directly to the underlying system shell with '!' (e.g., !dir) and save the result in a Python variable for manipulation (a = !dir). It has special commands called "magics" that let you do neat stuff that the standard shell doesn't, like time how long things take to run. It has a robust command history. What this means is you can write Python code as your shell scripting language.