Python script example

Small example on how to use python to replace bash scripts as part of the blog post Life is too short to learn Bash.

These scripts delete all images that were created (not downloaded) more than 2 weeks ago. They are functionally similar, except that one was written in bash, and the others in python3.

To run the python script:

chmod +x delete-old-images.py
./delete-old-images.py 

To run the bash script:

./delete-old-images.sh
chmod +x delete-old-images.sh

To run the python program, first ensure the python dependencies are installed. I recommend by doing it inside virtual environment:

python3 -m venv venv && source ./venv/bin/activate && pip install -r requirements.txt

Then run the program with

python delete-old-images-program.py

Tested in Bash 5.2.2, Python 3.10.7, and Docker 20.10.16.