Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!weretis.net!feeder1.news.weretis.net!feeder.erje.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed6.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.007 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.01; 'subject:Python': 0.05; 'python': 0.08; 'scripts': 0.09; 'to:addr:comp.lang.python': 0.09; 'bash,': 0.16; 'paste.': 0.16; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'this?': 0.19; 'header:In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'feb': 0.22; 'shell': 0.24; 'subject: ?': 0.24; 'sat,': 0.25; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'url:mailman': 0.27; "i'm": 0.28; 'interact': 0.29; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.29; 'url:)': 0.29; 'from:addr:googlemail.com': 0.31; 'url:listinfo': 0.32; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.33; 'agree': 0.33; 'test': 0.34; 'url:python': 0.35; 'received:209.85.160': 0.36; 'received:google.com': 0.37; 'another': 0.37; 'received:209.85': 0.38; 'could': 0.38; 'doing': 0.38; 'url:org': 0.39; 'received:209': 0.39; 'everyone': 0.39; 'views': 0.40; 'easy': 0.60; 'your': 0.61; '8bit%:62': 0.77; 'skip:2 50': 0.91 Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of dihedral88888@googlemail.com designates 10.68.217.129 as permitted sender) client-ip=10.68.217.129; Authentication-Results: mr.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of dihedral88888@googlemail.com designates 10.68.217.129 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=dihedral88888@googlemail.com Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2012 13:46:16 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=112.105.144.164; posting-account=5JdMBQoAAABHnS4mjpqEzxnmWtgiiVNw References: <24942665.31.1329591482717.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbux2> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-Google-Web-Client: true MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: Python as a default shell, replacement of bash, sh, cmd ? From: 88888 Dihedral To: comp.lang.python@googlegroups.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: Python mailing list X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Message-ID: Lines: 26 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1329601587 news.xs4all.nl 6878 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:45709 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.python:20595 =E5=9C=A8 2012=E5=B9=B42=E6=9C=8819=E6=97=A5=E6=98=9F=E6=9C=9F=E6=97=A5UTC+= 8=E4=B8=8A=E5=8D=883=E6=97=B621=E5=88=8653=E7=A7=92=EF=BC=8CJabba Laci=E5= =86=99=E9=81=93=EF=BC=9A > Have a look at IPython (http://ipython.org/). It can interact with the > normal shell very well. >=20 > Laszlo >=20 > On Sat, Feb 18, 2012 at 19:58, SherjilOzair wrot= e: > > Has it been considered to add shell features to python, such that it ca= n be used as a default shell, as a replacement for bash, etc. > > > > I'm sure everyone would agree that doing this would make the terminal v= ery powerful. > > > > What are your views on this? > > -- > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list Yeh, python could be used as a better shell in a text terminal box and with another text editor in=20 another box to write scripts in developement.=20 Also this is easy to test scripts found in the web by copy and paste.=20