Python vs Unix shells

[Cameron Laird]

In article <2ae25c6b.0312140316.77f7059f at posting.google.com>,
Paddy McCarthy <paddy3118 at netscape.net> wrote:
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>> > This is really a comment on "Python in Systems Administration: Part I
>> > -- Better Scripting"
>> > http://www.samag.com/documents/s=8964/sam0312a/0312a.htm
>> > by Cameron Laird.
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>I was expecting replies of maybe "the pressures of getting an example
>to fit the article made his example maybe a little artificial" (but
>still useful). or people agreeing or disagreeing with the idea of
>modules that are also Unix scripts.
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As I read your comments, you do a good job of answering all
the questions yourself.  In other articles, I've said a few
words about the difficulty of writing good examples for an
audience of systems administrators; I do find it hard not
being "maybe a little artificial" (I appreciate your gentle
touch), without complexification that loses the reader.

Your posts challenge me, but in a good way.  I do want to
say that one of my favorite signs of health in Pythoneering
is the tradition of using the "if __name__ == '__main__':..."
idiom to compose source which is both importable and
executable.

So:  can I enlist you to review my drafts?
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Cameron Laird <claird at phaseit.net>
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