python along or bash combined with python (for manipulating files)

[Gabriel Genellina]

En Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:13:24 -0300, Peng Yu <pengyu.ut at gmail.com> escribió:

> Bash is easy to use on manipulating files and directories (like change
> name or create links, etc) and on calling external programs. For
> simple functions, bash along is enough. However, bash does not support
> the complex functions. Python has a richer library that could provide
> support for complex functions (such compute the relative path between
> two paths).
>
> I'm wondering for a task that can not be done with bash along whether
> it would be better to do in pure python or with a mix of both python
> and bash. What I care is mostly coding speed and a little bit
> maintainability (but not much). Can somebody provide some experience
> on when to combine python and bash and when to use pure python?

You may be interested in this article:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/aix/library/au-python/

and these from David M. Beazley (more advanced):
http://www.dabeaz.com/generators/

-- 
Gabriel Genellina