Q: can python be used as scripting language?

SO #1

from: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/209470/how-to-implement-common-bash-idioms-in-python

answer 1) don't; bash has pipes and other important things

• pipes and other bash things are hard
• The best thing is that you can do this in steps.
  • Replace AWK and PERL with Python. Leave everything else alone.
  • Look at replacing GREP with Python. This can be a bit more complex, but your version of GREP can be tailored to your processing needs.
  • Look at replacing FIND with Python loops that use os.walk. This is a big win because you don't spawn as many processes.
  • Look at replacing common shell logic (loops, decisions, etc.) with Python scripts.

answer 2) see these:

Take a look at these libraries which help you Never write shell scripts again (Plumbum's motto).

• Plumbum https://plumbum.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Aug 10, 2018; hmm..., looks interesting: has pipes, cat, other bash-like commands

• Sarge https://bitbucket.org/vinay.sajip/sarge/ (blank page)

• sh http://amoffat.github.io/sh/usage.html

Jun 6, 2017; hmm..., another interesting take on using bash cmds from python

• pyp https://pyvideo.org/pycon-us-2012/the-pyed-piper-a-modern-python-alternative-to-aw.html

"The Pyed Piper", or pyp, is a linux command line text manipulation tool similar to awk or sed, but which uses standard python string and list methods as well as custom functions evolved to generate fast results in an intense production environment.

NO, sounds line spipat would do that, only better.

SO #2

https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/176091/how-can-i-replace-bash-with-python

their answer: use IPython

Plumbum

https://pypi.org/project/plumbum/

ok, so here goes on opan3 using my own python3 (Python 3.7.3)

06:20:43 wendell $ pip3.7 install plumbum
Installing collected packages: plumbum
Successfully installed plumbum-1.6.7

However, still apparently need popen for normal cmd.

9/5/2020:

https://www.linuxjournal.com/content/python-scripts-replacement-bash-utility-scripts (2013)

https://medium.com/capital-one-tech/bashing-the-bash-replacing-shell-scripts-with-python-d8d201bc0989 (2017)

and maybe: https://xon.sh gitter: https://gitter.im/xonsh/xonsh

so there.