IPython Is the Best Shell

May 24, 2015

IPython is the Best Shell!

Use IPython as much as possible.
- IPython has virtues of both shell and Python.
- You should avoid using shell scripts for complicate tasks any way.
If you do want to use a Unix/Linux shell, I'd suggest you stick to Bash unless Linux distributions start …

Python Alternatives to Shell

Jan 03, 2019

Python Equivalent of Shell Commands

Shell Command	Alternative	Python
which git	shutil.which("git")	shutil
mkdir -p /path/to/file	Path("path/to/some/file").mkdir(exist_ok=True)	pathlib
	os.makedirs("/path/to/file", exist_ok=True)	os
	!mkdir -p /path/to/file	IPython
	mkdir -p /path/to/file	xonsh
cp …