I'm the OP btw. On 1 July 2010 18:10, Dennis Lee Bieber <wlfr...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> I think that Python "could" be a alternative to bash and have some >> advantages, but it's a long way off from being fully implemented. > > While a somewhat klutzier language in aspects (the , is both an > parameter separator, AND the continued line indicator, leading to lines > that end in , ,) I'd consider a decent* REXX implementation first... > Any program line that is not recognized as starting a REXX statement > is automatically passed to the currently defined command processor. And > one could ensure this by just quoting the first word on the line <G> Useful. However, I know Python, never looked at Rexx, so not much use to me. Tks -- Dave Pawson XSLT XSL-FO FAQ. Docbook FAQ. http://www.dpawson.co.uk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
