bash Vs python ??

[Omar Khalid]

hello experts,
i have been assigned a project in which i have to do a lot of 
command line processing by writing "automated testing scripts "
for a software on unix platform . 

what would be a better option in this scenario bash (unix shell scripting 
) or python ?
plz give me advantages & disadvantages of both . any web links ?

TIA
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