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# [The Agent Rewrote the Shell Script in Python and Dropped the Exit Code](https://blogs.powerduck.com/agent-rewrites-shell-loses-exit-code?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A shell script that exits on first failure gets ported to Python line by line. The happy path runs identically. The bad path silently succeeds.

Oct 16 · 2 min read · blogs.powerduck.com  
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