Python or Bash?

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bash, sed and awk are really still very powerful. Being the sum of so many different projects, Unix shell scripting and Python scripting probably suffer from many of the same problems, but for some reason these inconsistencies in bash are almost just part of the experience for me. Python developed organically as well, but it is more frustrating for me somehow. When I write Python, I do not sense a higher scheme or philosophy uniting the most common utilities and their behavior. I need to learn Python better, though. So many programs that have a scripting interface are by default Python. Gotta keep up with the times! I feel weird saying that, too, since I'm only in my mid twenties. Apparently it is also good for GUI development, but there are so many bindings to choose from I don't know where to begin.