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Re:I'll think twice before using GitHub Actions again by smaudet on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @01:44AM (#42777255)
1) If possible, don't run shell scripts with Python. Evaluate why you are trying to do that and don't. 2) Python has a bunch of infrastructure compared to shell, you can use it. Shell scripts don't. 3) Apply the same you used for the script to what it calls. CI calls control script for job, script calls tools/libraries for heavy lifting.

Often the shell script just calls a python/Ruby/rust exec anyways...

Shell scripts are for scripting...the shell. Nothing else.

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Re:I'll think twice before using GitHub Actions again by harrall on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @10:19AM (#42781033)
Sure but I already know all this at a level deeper than most people.

Your average person is going to be blindsighted.

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Re:I'll think twice before using GitHub Actions again by smaudet on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @11:07AM (#42781676)
Your average person will be blind sighted either way, at least one way they have a much better set of tools to help them out, once they are blind sighted.
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