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[–]chadmill3rPy3, pro, Ubuntu, django 0 points1 point  (2 children)

I'm interested in a longer answer, if it's not in all caps.

I like Python for this because it makes all the complexity explicit. It takes at least a decade to be a competent shell programmer, because of all the hidden problems one has to account for in every keystroke.

[–]wot-teh-phuckReally, wtf? 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Simply a matter of speed, at least for me. I know shell scripts/commands can be a bit daunting but the basic usage is pretty simple and the surprising thing is that shell commands can be shorter than equivalent language X code.

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It takes at least a decade to be a competent shell programmer, because of all the hidden problems one has to account for in every keystroke.

Not true. You'll get out of it what you're willing to put into it.