> Add, "#! /usr/bin/python" to the top of your scripts, it will make your life easier.
However, after reading the rest of the thread, it seems Python and similar langs are not actually great for the kind of things people use Bash for, and Perl is the way to go!
Great, another language to learn...
edit, re: python:
fiatjaf suggested xon.sh:
"shell language and command prompt [..] based on Python, with additional syntax added that makes calling subprocess commands, manipulating the environment, and dealing with the file system easy.
> Add, "#! /usr/bin/python" to the top of your scripts, it will make your life easier.
However, after reading the rest of the thread, it seems Python and similar langs are not actually great for the kind of things people use Bash for, and Perl is the way to go!
Great, another language to learn...
edit, re: python:
fiatjaf suggested xon.sh:
"shell language and command prompt [..] based on Python, with additional syntax added that makes calling subprocess commands, manipulating the environment, and dealing with the file system easy.
http://xon.sh/tutorial