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Leopard Reference Library: Scripting & Automation
Based to a large degree on its UNIX technology-based foundation, Mac OS X supports a large range of open source scripting languages. In addition to supporting common shell scripts, Mac OS X includes many popular scripting languages, including Perl, Python, PHP, and Ruby. Additional scripting facilities for Mac OS X are available from various open source groups.
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Shell Scripting Primer (HTML) (PDF)
A guided tour of (Bourne) shell scripting, including control structures, numerical computation, regular expressions, subroutines, and error handling.
 Guides 2009-04-08
Ruby and Python Programming Topics for Mac OS X (HTML) (PDF)
Describes Ruby and Python on Mac OS X, and especially the bridges between them and Objective-C and OSA (AppleScript).
 Guides 2007-10-31
Using Python with Quartz 2D on Mac OS X (HTML)
New article on using the Python bindings in Mac OS X to access the Quartz 2D graphics API.
 Articles 2007-07-10
Using Ruby on Rails for Web Development on Mac OS X (HTML)
Learn why Mac OS X is the preferred platform for Ruby on Rails.
 Articles 2007-06-06
Using PyObjC for Developing Cocoa Applications with Python (HTML)
Learn how to build a sample Cocoa app using the Cocoa-Python bridge PyOjbC.
 Articles 2005-08-15
Introduction to Open Source Scripting on Mac OS X (HTML)
Learn your scripting options for automating a wide range of tasks quickly.
 Articles 2005-08-01