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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (18 children)

I can't think of a single reason to use bash over Python. Anything you can do in bash can be done in pure Python. Unless you're working in some embedded environment it's a non-issue to install a Python interpreter (you certainly already have one). I would only use sh/bash for packages I'm distributing to avoid the external dependency, and then only if it's a relatively simple script.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Why is always about bash? POSIX shell scripts run everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Granted, it's a kind of niche use case but in the embedded world there's usually size constraints which prevents a full blown bash installation.

However, things are better now than 20 years ago. Flash is cheap.

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