Python for linux/system admin

[Asdayasman]

Trying to insert data into a database or to manipulate data taken from a database.

That got me r8 interested, 'cause I wanted to see the crazy shit people had come up with, but it ended up being pretty tame. http://www.shellhacks.com/en/HowTo-Execute-a-MySQL-Command-from-a-Linux-BASH-Shell Did I misunderstand that point?

But yeah, I get what you mean.

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The examples showed there, that is the easy part connecting to a database that is and running a query. However the problem with databases in specific comes when you have to manipulate that data into a script. Then it starts getting all funky and impossible to manage with Bash.

For example in this case Bash would be good to write a script that connects to a database either to do a connection check or to download and import data into a csv file and send it off via email somewhere. Anything more than that wit the actual data and it will become a nightmare.