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Anthony Scopatz - xonsh - PyCon 2016

PyCon 2016 · talk · Watch on YouTube

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What it is

Anthony Scopatz presents xonsh at PyCon 2016, a shell that is a superset of Python combining the best features of bash, zsh and fish. It covers rich history, tab completion, and how the language compiles to a Python AST.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Recommended as the author's own explanation of xonsh's design and how Python and shell interplay.

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2016, last 2025

What HN commenters said

  1. “Great PyCon 2016 talk on it here”

    Talk on using xonsh for Python-flavored shell scripting

    mycelium, 2018-04 · Recommendation · in “Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity (2009)”

  2. “It's very easy to switch if you're willing to spend 30 minutes to go through this talk about its design by the author”

    Author explains xonsh design and Python/shell interplay

    ambivalence, 2025-02 · Recommendation · in “Xonsh – A Python-powered shell”

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Topics: xonsh, shell, python, bash, pycon

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