It's a superset of python, so valid python should run fine. Imports into your shell are doable, too -- for example, I import path.Path in my xonshrc, so it's always available when I hit the shell. I don't often have to use Path, because regular shell commands are often more straightforward. But when I do, it's nice to have it already loaded. Granted, that could get kooky, depending on what you import and execute.

You can associate/shebang Xonsh with .xsh files, or run "xonsh foo.xsh" - and that works like "bash foo.sh" would, except using xonsh syntax, of course.

It's not Bash compatible - copypasta of scripts may not work out. But it's a good shell with some typical shell semantics.

there are some great plugins, too - like autovox, which allows you to create python venvs associated with specific subfolders. so, cd myproject does the equivalent of cd myproject; . path/to/venv/bin/activate.

overall, there definitely is some jank, but it's a great tool and I love it.