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I already do it, but not in TS. There is a scripting language that is as available in most/all (non-Windows) systems as Bash: Python.

Edit: zero-dependency Python.

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Works all and well until you need a dependency, then you need to do all the same project setup as normal.

Stopped using python for scripting for this reason

I don't think you need any dependencies to match Bash scripting in capability.

You can even wrap shell / system commands in python and capture the output, so it’s basically a superset!

You can also inline python inside shell scripts, does that make them equal sets? :)

    life() {
      python3 << EOF
    print(42)
    EOF
    }

Yaml support is required, this requires a third party package because python does not have an option in the stdlib

If you use `uv`, you can declare your dependencies at the top of a script: https://docs.astral.sh/uv/guides/scripts/#declaring-script-d...

I've started using Python for many more tasks after I discovered this feature. I'm primarily a JS/TS developer, but the ability to write a "standalone" script that can pull in third-party dependencies without affecting your current project is a massive productivity boost.

Then I have to install uv globally

That convenience you think boosts productivity is a short term thing, using comments for dependency management is an anti pattern imo

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