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I am using Python with the command-line option -c. Printing some strings works:

python -c "print('foo')" foo

but printing an exclamation mark triggers some bash-related error:

python -c "print('!')" -bash: !': event not found

Can anyone explain what I am doing wrong? I cannot understand why python/bash could not parse this very simple example.

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    With your code surrounded by double quotes ", it is first expanded by your shell. With single quotes ', the shell will take the argument as literal string: python -c 'print("!")' (using double quotes inside python to avoid quoting quotes) Commented Oct 30, 2023 at 10:19
  • @FlashThunder We're talking about double quotes and shell expansion, not backticks and execution. Commented Oct 30, 2023 at 10:23
  • @FlashThunder Thank you. It probably works fine for everyone. Commented Oct 30, 2023 at 10:47
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