Port Shell Scripts to Python
make is a legendary tool to build software and is equally notorious at the same time. It is really good at what it does and has been forked many times to fix its many flaws and papercuts.
There are alternatives implemented with or without custom domain specific languages (DSL). Some are implemented in Python, such as SCons, pymake, Waf, BuildIt, and Invoke. Some are implemented in other languages like cmake, RAKE, Ninja, and Blur. The question to ask is: which would you use to solve what problems?