Newbie: Can Python replace unix scripts ?

[Remco Gerlich]

Thanh Nguyen wrote in comp.lang.python:
> I am from the win32 world and about to do some unix programming.
> I am scared stiff of the csh scripts because they are in my point of view,
> unreadable.
> 
> Can Python spare me of that csh scripting ?

Avoid csh. It has some big problems[1]. Then, it's very useful to know some
Bash, since it can be extremely powerful if you just need a few lines, or
just one complicated command line.

For everything bigger than a few lines, use Python.


[1] http://www.perl.com/pub/language/versus/csh.html
    Heh, funny using that URL here.
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