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

▲ hsbauauvhabzb 5 hours ago | parent [-]

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

	▲	kh_hk 3 hours ago \| parent [-]
		You can also inline python inside shell scripts, does that make them equal sets? :) `life() { python3 << EOF print(42) EOF }`