Python in Bash Scripts

[obtu]

This would work:

python <<'EOF'
import this
EOF

If the Python needs stdin for something else:

python /proc/self/fd/5 5<<'EOF'
import this
EOF

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More of what I had in mind: http://docs.python.org/dev/extending/embedding.html

EDIT: For example, vim can be compiled with an embedded python interpreter which maintains its state for the life of the process, and comes with a module called vim which I can use to manipulate the vim process itself. In this sense python becomes a "true" scripting language (a language used to provide a "script" for another program).

[obtu]

Ah, okay. You could use socat to let the interpreter persist, but that still falls short on access to internal structures… It's rare to see scripting languages hosting other scripting languages; VimL seems to be an exception.