On 2013-02-05, Ethan Furman <et...@stoneleaf.us> wrote: > On 02/05/2013 01:39 PM, Neil Cerutti 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. > > I believe having your shell be cmd.exe qualifies as a "good reason"!
Except the OP said he wanted to pick a language for Linux. If he has cmd.exe as his shell on Linux, then he's beyond help... -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! I'm a GENIUS! I want at to dispute sentence gmail.com structure with SUSAN SONTAG!! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list