when_to_use.md

When to use

• If

  • you call some commands, binaries
  • no user interaction or limited amount
  • you utilize output from one command to another (piping)
  • you execute simple tasks (up to 100 lines of code)

• It is better to use Python instead of BASH in some certain cases. Please check references for more details.

### References

• https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/why-shell.html
• https://opensource.com/article/19/4/bash-vs-python
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2424921/python-vs-bash-in-which-kind-of-tasks-each-one-outruns-the-other-performance-w