Explain that using shell functionality is forbidden. [skip ci]

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 - Prefer specific solutions to generic frameworks. Solve the end
  user's problems rather than providing them tools to do it
  themselves.
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+- Never use features of the Unix shell (or Windows shell for that
+  matter). Doing things like forwaring output with `>` or invoking
+  multiple commands with `&&` are not permitted. Whenever these sorts
+  of requirements show up, write an internal Python script with the
+  desired functionality and use that instead.