using python at the bash shell?

[John Salerno]

Hi all. I just installed Ubuntu and I'm learning how to use the bash 
shell. Aside from the normal commands you can use, I was wondering if 
it's possible to use Python from the terminal instead of the normal bash 
commands (e.g. print instead of echo). My main reason for asking is that 
I like using Python for everything, and if I don't need to learn the 
bash 'language', then I won't just yet.

Thanks.