>For them python2 was a better scripting language than bash
This! IMO Python 2 has better usability for prototyping and thinking and doing things on the fly. Python 3 also often seems to have deprecated the functions I want to use in favor of those that are more cumbersome and take more keystrokes. More explicit sure, but less fluid.
This! IMO Python 2 has better usability for prototyping and thinking and doing things on the fly. Python 3 also often seems to have deprecated the functions I want to use in favor of those that are more cumbersome and take more keystrokes. More explicit sure, but less fluid.