PYSH: A Python Shell

THIS PROJECT IS NO LONGER MAINTAINED (and has not been updated in years).

If you'd like to reclaim the name ``pysh'' on SourceForge, contact me.

I no longer believe this approach to shell scripting to be a good solution. pysh's approach is to modify the syntax of python resulting in an uglier, and confusing, language. Maybe someday I'll stumble upon the ``right way'' to implement a shell language, but for now bash is just fine.

I prefer ipython and bash these days. The old description follows. Caveat emptor.

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Pysh is a user shell. It is inspired by unix shells, such as bash. It is written in python, and taps into the power of this general purpose programming language.

Pysh is not related to the PyShell project. There's some obvious overlap here, but I have yet to contact the PyShell folks. Call me impulsive. ;)

Pysh's goals are:

• Usability. It should be as usable (if not more so) than existing shells. Pysh can be potentially more powerful, since it is based on a general purpose language. For instance, a user could create a socket connection or summon a graphical plot of a sin wave without calling an external command (-if she really wanted/needed to).
• Simplicity. In the spirit of python, pysh should be easy to pick up quickly, even for users who have no experience with other shells. I hope it will be easier to learn as a first time shell, especially because of the following goal.
• Consistency. Syntax should be consistent. In keeping with the spirit of python, a user should be able to guess (more often than not) how to do something she has never done before.

Pysh is currently only available in source code form, via CVS. Programmers, hackers, and tinkerers can start playing with pysh by visiting the project development page.