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python < shell (for scripts) (programming.dev)

submitted 1 year ago by alexcoder04@programming.dev to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

If what you're doing is essentially a few shell commands, then you may as well put it into a script. If you're talking about how "elegant" your shell scripts are and comparing them to Python, you're probably wrong and should be using Python.