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Anthony Scopatz - xonsh - PyCon 2016
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 HN readers recommended it
Recommended as the author's own explanation of xonsh's design and how Python and shell interplay.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- PyCon 2016
- Topic
- xonsh python shell
- Format
- talk
- Level
- intermediate
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2016–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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I'd highly recommend the xonsh shell for scripting if you're familiar with python: [LINK] Once you do tutorial and learn the rules for going between shell and python, it's super easy to slice and dice. I have always disliked that moment of "yes, a shell …
mycelium on Hacker News · 2018-04
In Why programmers are not paid in proportion to their productivity (2009)Xonsh is a fantastic shell. I literally think they are most hindered by the name at this point, since it's one of those clever names that are pronounced in a peculiar way and one that doesn't convey too well that it's really Python + sh …
ambivalence on Hacker News · 2025-02
In Xonsh – A Python-powered shell
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.