Thomas Bartkus wrote: > I am just validating your experience by saying that coming from Python is a > barrier to my learning BASH. The more I work with Linux/BASH, the more I > see how I might have used BASH to script something I have already done in > Python. But the question that always comes up is why bother with BASH at > all ;-) And with Python available everywhere, .... > > I've just reconsiled to pick up my BASH by osmosis and concentrate on > (much!) cleaner scripting with Python.
Glad to know I'm not alone! But I'm certainly much happier using Python than bash anyway. All I really want to learn as far as the shell is concerned are the 'natural' things you can do, such as directory/file manipulation, installing programs, etc. I don't have much of a need to learn the actual programming parts of the bash language, especially when I can do the same with Python, which is so much cooler. :) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list