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Interactive performance is fast for typical tasks

Heavy scripts may run slower than pure Python or shell

Cross-platform abstraction may add slight overhead

Caching can improve repeated command execution

Supports multiprocessing and asynchronous Python operations

Scripts run with user permissions

Be cautious with external shell command execution

No sandboxing by default

Avoid running untrusted scripts

Environment variables accessible in Python and shell

Check command output for correctness

Log script execution for debugging

Monitor environment variables and PATH

Inspect Python exceptions and shell errors

Evaluate script performance in different environments

Keep scripts modular

Comment Python expressions

Use aliases for reusable commands

Test commands interactively

Structure ~/.xonshrc logically