Python as a scripting language. Alternative to bash script?

[Mithrandir]

Paul Rubin <no.email at nospam.invalid> wrote in 
news:7xpqzbj8st.fsf at ruckus.brouhaha.com:

> Re: Python as a scripting language. Alternative to bash script?

> That's interesting but I'm having a hard time seeing how it would work.
> I think environment variables didn't exist in early versions of Unix,
> and argc/argv were passed to the child process on its stack.  I guess
> the reverse side could involve the "wait" system call taking a callback
> parameter with a buffer to receive the returned data.  But that still
> only happens when the child actually exits, and presumably
> intercommunicating netween programs should be bidirectional.  But Unix
> has always had pipes for that.


I can't see Python as an alt. to bash. (As I recall) Python is much more 
object-oriented than bash, but also there are many commands (such as apt-
get, etc.) that would need Python equivs. However, I can see Python being 
used as a scripting alt. to C.