Thanks Adam. I'm going to have to learn vi. On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 7:34 AM, Adam Flaig <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use Perl to automate system tasks. Perl and Python have benefits have > benefits and disadvantages over each other. Its really a matter of > preference. > > I am a VI user and I would suggest using that. It is a lot easier > developing on the box you are testing on rather than copying a script back > and forth to your PC especially when you are troubleshooting syntax issues. > > If you are learning a new language and want to put off learning Vi for a > bit you can use.... > > http://www.contexteditor.org/ > > It is a FREE windows text editor this will help you get started and it can > handle Perl, Python, and various other languages > > If you are newer to Linux command line and newer to programming this may > help you get started. I hope you eventually pick up VI it will make you > much more efficient. > > Good luck and I hope this helps > > > Adam Flaig > "Its never too late to become what you might have been" > > > On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Benjamin Hargis < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Does anyone use Python to automate system admin tasks? Is Oreilly's book >> learning Python any good? What do you use for editor? I'm not that good with >> Vi or Vim. Although I do need to work on this. >> _______________________________________________ >> LinuxUsers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > LinuxUsers mailing list > [email protected] > http://socallinux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linuxusers > >
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