On 2013-02-05, Neil Cerutti <ne...@norwich.edu> wrote: > On 2013-02-05, Walter Hurry <walterhu...@lavabit.com> wrote: >>> Sorry, I'm a Linux guy. I have no clue what that means. >> >> Hooray for common sense! Python is great, but it's silly to use >> Python (unless there is good reason) when a simple shell script >> will do the job. > > Python is an excellent option for writing shell scripts, > particularly if your shell is cmd.exe.
The OP stated explicitly that the target OS was Linux: >>> I need to pick up a language that would cover the Linux platform. I >>> use Powershell for a scripting language on the Windows side of >>> things. Don't get me wrong -- I think Python is great -- but when the target OS is Linux, and what you want to do are file find, move, copy, rename, delete operations, then I still say bash should be what you try first. -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! GOOD-NIGHT, everybody at ... Now I have to go gmail.com administer FIRST-AID to my pet LEISURE SUIT!! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list