xonsh

Xonsh is a cross-platform shell where the command language is a superset of Python 3, allowing users to mix standard shell syntax like pipes and redirects with Python expressions, list comprehensions, and standard library calls in the same command line. It runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, BSD, Raspberry Pi, Nix, and several other environments including WSL and Flatpak. The shell is extended through a plugin system called xontribs, with available extensions covering terminal integrations for iTerm2, WezTerm, Kitty, and Hyper, as well as tools for Starship prompts, Jupyter, 1Password, history encryption, and AI assistants including a ChatGPT xontrib and a Claude Code integration. The project tags itself as Claude Code compatible, making it a viable interactive shell environment for developers running Claude Code workflows. Its primary audience includes Python developers, data engineers, DevOps and DevSecOps practitioners, and security automation engineers who want Python-native scripting without abandoning shell conventions.

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