xonsh/xonsh

🐚 Python-powered shell. Full-featured, cross-platform and AI-friendly.

131 best points · 106 comments · 5 Hacker News posts · 9,688 GitHub stars · View on GitHub

Hacker News discussions

• Xonsh: Python-powered, cross-platform, Unix-gazing shell (131 points, 102 comments, by thunderbong, 2024-02-14)
• Show HN: Xonsh – Python-Powered Shell (5 points, 0 comments, by hauxir, 2022-10-24)
• Xonsh is a Python-ish, BASHwards-facing shell (3 points, 0 comments, by todd8, 2016-10-31)
• The Xonsh shell wrapped up 2024-2025 with impressive improvements (2 points, 3 comments, by ananany, 2025-12-10)
• Xonsh shell 0.23 REFORGED – not just a release (2 points, 1 comments, by combisearch, 2026-04-21)