Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 16:36:31 -0600 From: "Victor R. Cardona" <vcardon@siue.edu> To: rene@xs4all.nl Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: what is a good language for system administration? Message-ID: <20020119163631.B8423@client156-52.ll.siue.edu> In-Reply-To: <20020119205810.B17795@xs4all.nl>; from rene@xs4all.nl on Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 08:58:11PM %2B0100 References: <20020119205810.B17795@xs4all.nl>
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--WYTEVAkct0FjGQmd Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 19, 2002 at 08:58:11PM +0100, rene@xs4all.nl wrote: > What other language do you guys advise for system administration tasks su= ch > as > * checking if a remote host is up > * pumping files & RAM data through external tools > * calling scripts written in the same language on a remote machine, to > 'pickup' data that was pumped to that machine by a local script. >=20 > My wishlist for the language, prioritized with most important first: > * portability! to other UNIXes, and even Windoze. > * low system demands - it needs to run on lowend boxes aswell > * clear organization of any 'plugins' (which need to be replicated on oth= er > machines aswell) > * a nice errorhandling & logging system Python is easy to learn and it is portable. It has a pretty good standard library, and additional modules are available through a variety of locations. -v --=20 Victor R. Cardona Powered by SuSE Linux 7.1 (i386) Professional GPG key ID E81B3A1C Key fingerprint =3D 0147 A234 99C3 F4C5 BC64 F501 654F DB49 E81B 3A1C --WYTEVAkct0FjGQmd Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE8SfTvZU/bSegbOhwRAuGQAJ0cmJIFyqRRYgX3YBh0iMjQtkABjACeM3kA Zapm5lz6JeqJAOaCGM3ZErQ= =IStt -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --WYTEVAkct0FjGQmd-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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