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Implement shell tools (cat, ls, wc) in Python

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Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
55/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
cli

Research direction

Start with the coursework linked from the issue and inspect the implement-shell-tools directory for the required interfaces and argument-parsing expectations. The work is complete when the Python implementations of cat, ls, and wc meet those requirements and are submitted in a pull request from a fork.

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Description

🏕 Priority Mandatory 🐋 Size X-Large 📅 Sprint 4 Core Module-Tools Submit:PR
Link to the coursework

https://github.com/CodeYourFuture/Module-Tools/tree/main/implement-shell-tools

You should implement these tools in Python.

Why are we doing this?

Practicing designing and writing code, getting used to writing small tools, and understanding argument parsing.

Maximum time in hours

9

How to submit

Submit a PR from your fork of the Module-Tools repo with your implementations.

Dominant language
Shell
Stars
0
Forks
110
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

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