> On Dec 1, 2014, at 1:25 AM, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote:
> 
> One argument that keeps coming up is transferability of knowledge:  knowing 
> git and/or GitHub, as many seem to, it
> therefore becomes easier to commit to the Python ecosystem.
> 
> What about the transferability of Python knowledge?  Because I know Python, I 
> can customize hg;  because I know Python I
> can customize Roundup.
> 
> I do not choose tools simply because they are written in Python -- I choose 
> them because, being written in Python, I can
> work on them if I need to:  I can enhance them, I can fix them, I can learn 
> from them.
> 
> --
> ~Ethan~
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Git uses the idea of small individual commands that do small things,
so you can write your own commands that work on text streams to
extend git and you can even write those in Python.

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