Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular Bash programs

Re:Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular... by pedrovhb on Saturday February 12, 2022 @01:55PM (#30315237)

I've been daily driving xonsh for a couple of years too. It _sounds_ like a terrible idea for reasons you can't quite put your finger on, but other than a minor annoyance every now and then, it's been great.

I especially like iterating over files as Path objects with the simple syntax

    for f in p`.\*\.jpg`:
        if f.isdir():
            foo = $(echo @(f.absolute()))

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Re:Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular... by suifbwish on Saturday February 12, 2022 @03:16PM (#30315960)

What sorcery is this?! Object oriented bash? Incredible.

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Re:Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular... by abnry on Saturday February 12, 2022 @04:27PM (#30316678)

PowerShell has entered the chat.

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Re:Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular... by meanmrmustard92 on Sunday February 13, 2022 @01:53AM (#30319845)

Powershell doesn't simply enter the chat. Powershell enters-its-username-and-password-and-hits-enter the chat.

[I'm usually a fan of informative command names, but surely there's a happy medium]

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Re:Easily handle CLI operation via Python instead of regular... by joseph8th on Sunday February 13, 2022 @11:53AM (#30323135)

Really it's just a souped-up Python interactive shell. When you give it bash commands, it forks to bash. When you give it python it evaluates like a REPL

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