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The problem with Python vs shell scripts is that Python is a bloated mess of a platform. Python tries to be all things to all people, through a messy package system that isn't cross compatible with different platforms. bin/sh|bash is 1/100th the size of python and rock-solid.

I think the main issue is: just because someone gets something to work on their system with their Python install, they think it works everywhere. And that is not at all true. There's a reason bin/sh|bash are so pervasive in administration, they are small, simple, well-understood, and resistant to the kind of bloat the Python chokes on.

python is basically this:

https://www.amazon.com/Wenger-16999-Swiss-Knife-Giant/dp/B00...



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