Whether you are already comfortable with Bash or AppleScript — or just want to learn more about scripting in general — there are practical reasons to use Python. Python is quite different than Bash or AppleScript, yet you can write scripts just as quickly and end up with code that is easily reused. Python is a well-rounded language that is accessible to beginners, yet powerful enough for experts to use in large applications such as Munki or crankd.
We will start small with some introductory Python concepts — outlining some key language features that help explain why you would want to use Python over Bash or AppleScript — and work our way up to more complicated real-world examples.
