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Bystroushaak
3y ago
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I usually replace shell scripts with python (using sh module:
https://amoffat.github.io/sh/
for calling other scripts/programs).
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pdimitar
3y ago
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Golang is better suited for this, for my needs at least.
ianlevesque
3y ago
Yeah, lego-acme is a solid alternative.
https://github.com/go-acme/lego
yjftsjthsd-h
3y ago
Er, are we comparing ACME clients or shell alternatives?
cozzyd
3y ago
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yeah until your scripts stop running someday because python...
Bystroushaak
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3y ago
Can you elaborate?
cozzyd
3y ago
Python scripts will often break with system upgrades, most acutely when Python2 went away, but under many other circumstances as well.
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broknbottle
3y ago
macOS doesn’t even come with Python..
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