Using Python instead of DOS shell scripts

[Thorsten Kampe]

* Jeff Wagner (2004-09-14 06:56 +0200)
> I have a project of converting numerous DOS cmd shell scripts to Python. Is there a tutorial to
> getting started?

There are no tutorials for this special task. The appropriate
replacement for a batch script would be a shell script unless you want
/much/ more clearity and functionality.

[Tutorials]
* A Byte of Python
  http://www.python.g2swaroop.net/byte/index.html
  http://www.g2swaroop.net/files/byte/byte_of_python_xhtml_115.zip
  http://www.g2swaroop.net/files/byte/byte_of_python_xhtml_single_115.zip

* Non-Programmers Tutorial For Python
  http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut/
  http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut.zip
  http://www.honors.montana.edu/~jjc/easytut/easytut.pdf

* Learning to Program
  http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutor2/
  http://www.freenetpages.co.uk/hp/alan.gauld/tutor.tgz

* How to Think Like a Computer Scientist - Learning with Python
  http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/
  http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/dist/thinkCSpy.html.tar.gz
  http://www.ibiblio.org/obp/thinkCSpy/dist/thinkCSpy.pdf

* Python 101
  http://www.devshed.com/c/a/Python/Python-101-part-1-Snake-Eyes/

* Dive Into Python
  http://www.diveintopython.org/toc.html
  http://diveintopython.org/download/diveintopython-html-5.0.zip
  http://diveintopython.org/download/diveintopython-html-flat-5.0.zip
  http://diveintopython.org/download/diveintopython-pdf-5.0.zip

* Handbook of the Physics Computing Course (Python language)
  http://www.chemistry.ucsc.edu/~wgscott/courses/chem200a/handbook.pdf