Every operating system I am aware of comes with a command line utility through which the wise computer geek can execute commands and interact with the functionalities provided by it. Based on my personal experience with computers so far, Unix based machines offer a terminal utility to help the user run specific builtin commands which interact with the goodies offered by the operating system. On the other hand, Windows based machines come with what is known as CMD, similar to the terminal tool offered in Unix based operating systems.
Both the Unix terminal and the Windows CMD utilities, are being built to help the computer nerd get the most out of their own operating system. Before one can fully make use of these utilities, they should learn about the scripting language supported by them. Continue reading “How to execute commands of the unix based operating system in Python”