Choosing a language for writing scripts / simple applications under Linux?

Question

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Now I work mainly on Linux and often need to write simple scripts / applications. At the moment I am doing it on bash and I want to master a more serious programming tool, and therefore I am faced with a choice of which programming language to take on thoroughly - C# or Python . Previously, I studied C # under Windows for a short time, so I certainly draw to a more or less familiar one, but Python beckons with its versatility.
Both languages ​​are about equally popular, and, it seems to me, are the same in terms of learning difficulty.
Advise, comrades, on what to stop.

Answer 1

Python, of course, if you choose from these two. It is more suitable for scripting, it has REPL and so on. C# is generally not suitable for a script, especially under Linux.

Answer 2

Python.
you can also use ruby ​​or perl6.

Answer 3

If simple - then / bin / sh adnaznachna. Both speed and versatility. If it's a little more complicated - well, I usually take up Perl in this case.