e3lm 0.1.7

e3lm CLI tool (3lm language) for managing .3lm projects and files.

   3LM

Have fun while learning!

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So what is this exactly?

This is an attempt at creating a markup language.

3LM is a structure language parsed in Python.

It is used for defining hierarchial objects, intended mainly to help write structured content fast and with ease. Whether you are a scientist, a programmer or an educator, 3LM can be useful for you.

3LM is intended to be a language of use for an educational platform.

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Installation

NOTE: Installation does not work right now.. Since the package is not published to PyPI.

Installation from Github

$ pip install git+https://github.com/kenanmasri/3lm.git#egg=e3lm

Installation through PyPI

Creating a virtual environment is very preferrable.

$ python -m venv venv
$ python -m pip install e3lm

Configuration

# Environment variables and their default values.

E3LM_TEMP_DIRECTORY="tmp"

Usage

Basic example

You can run these in your terminal to make sure it works:

$ e3lm --version
$ e3lm --help
$ e3lm -d code0
$ e3lm -d code0 -p json
$ e3lm examples/lesson1

More examples:

# Interpret an example.3lm file.
$ e3lm example.3lm

# Interpret demo code1 and generate graphviz dot file and view graph image.
$ e3lm -d code1 -p dot view

# Benchmarking 20 times the demo code0 for 6 measurements.
$ e3lm -d code0 -b 6 20

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Additional resources

Refer to the Wiki to learn the language.

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TODO:

• Examination questions auto-extraction from 3lm files. (Could be a plugin.)
• Rewrite included out-of-the-box example codes and error codes.
• Add more tests.
• Benchmarking.
• Contrib plugins.
• Make publish ready documentation.
• Publish to PyPI.

More possibilities... See e3lm.todo

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