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by MetaDark 2122 days ago
I don't think you deserve to be down voted for this. You bring up a valid concern. Although, I don't agree that this project should be outright dismissed either.

So many times, I've run into the issue where I've wanted to chain a set of commands with a concise syntax (specifically in Python) without having to shell out to bash.

What I really like about this library is that it gives you the concise composability of bash, without having to deal with its pitfalls (eg. variable escaping, lack of Windows support, clunky interface for anything that's not a command invocation...).

Using a DSL will always come with certain tradeoffs, and it won't be the best solution for every use case, but I think this library fills a certain need very well.