State of Object Oriented Shells for *nix

This page summarizes the projects mentioned and recommended in the original post on /r/linux

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  1. xonsh

    :shell: Python-powered shell. Full-featured and cross-platform.

    I know this isn't quite what you're asking for, but IPython (https://ipython.org/) is very capable as a Python + bash (or other) shell, as it allows you to easily integrate the system shell into the interactive environment. Although they now recommend Xonsh (https://xon.sh/) for such purposes.

  2. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  3. jc

    CLI tool and python library that converts the output of popular command-line tools, file-types, and common strings to JSON, YAML, or Dictionaries. This allows piping of output to tools like jq and simplifying automation scripts.

    I think you are probably thinking of:https://github.com/kellyjonbrazil/jc

  4. nushell

    A new type of shell

    I've stumbled also upon Nushell, which seems to try to emulate the value proposition of PowerShell and appears to have pretty active development, but it's still pretty new and presumably feature incomplete.

  5. azurelinux

    Linux OS for Azure 1P services and edge appliances

  6. awesome-nu

    A curated list of awesome tools that work within the nu language ecosystem e.g. nushell, scripts, nana, etc.

  7. InfluxDB

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