On Fri, Apr 18, 2014 at 3:56 PM, FRIGN <d...@frign.de> wrote: > On Fri, 18 Apr 2014 15:47:28 -0400 > Lee Fallat <ircsurfe...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I third this- IPython supports doing things like ls and cd in its >> shell, and to execute anything else using /bin/sh, just do ! at the >> beginning (so you can do piping and other common shell tasks without >> weird behavior). >> >> There is also a Ruby shell that reinvents how to interact with shell >> commands: http://pryrepl.org/ >> >> Essentially you can do: .ps.kill() ,which would kill all processes > > Are you serious? Ruby? > Why are you assuming that I suggested using Ruby would be a good idea? All I wanted to point out was how that shell took a different approach to integrating a high level language with shell conventions.
>> All in all I think using any higher level language and having its own >> shell would be ideal- I think many of us opt for python because of its >> consistent syntax. > > It's not consistent to use different high-level-languages for this. > Additionally, a shell is not only used for parsing and executing shell > scripts, but also for handling direct user-input. > 1) People have preferences, unfortunately. 2) Well...Python shell handles direct user-input... 3) This is not a perfect world. >> And how does python not have scripting? Additionally, there are >> programs that compile python...You've got me at piping though. > > Well, I don't think you've ever read what a Python-compiler spits out > at the end. You would be amazed! > Nope, I bet I would be! You've convinced me. Lets get some x86 assembler shell thing going on!! > Why not Java while we're at it?! Ohhh boy, don't tempt the others....
