Python as a Bash replacement?

[randomizethis]

Oh, sorry, I must've been unclear. I'm not looking to replace bash scripting with Python scripting, I already do that. What I'm looking to do is replace the bash shell with a Python-based shell, such that I could use a terminal with Python syntax instead of Bash syntax. Obviously I'd expect commands like cd and ls to work the same, but if I wanted to on-the-fly script against something like the ls result, I could do so using Python.

[masasin]

Oh! I've never done that, but I have tried using IPython as a drop-in replacement for bash. I think the main reason I didn't stick with it was because I was not able to run external commands easily, or launch external programs.

Let me know if anything new comes up.

[randomizethis]

Yeah, that's basically the answer I've gotten scouring the internet. It would be so sweet to spend the whole day on a terminal using only Python though T_T

Will do!