UNIX shell in Python?

[Gary Herron]

Deniz Dogan wrote:
> Hello.
>
> I was thinking about writing a UNIX shell program using Python.  Has 
> anyone got any experience on this?  Is it even possible?  I have 
> programmed a simple shell in C before and I came to think about how 
> perfect Python would be for parsing user input.
>
> Regards,
> Deniz Dogan
>   
Not only *can* it be done, but it *has* been done and well:  See IPython at:
  http://ipython.scipy.org/moin/

Gary Herron