nestpython 0.3.42

python with braces.

nestPython

"what if python, with braces, one line?"

SETUP

Install nestPython by executing the following:

$ pip install nestpython

After importing;

• In order to transpile a string from nestPython to python, use nestpython.ncompile(str).
• In order to execute a nestPython string, use nestpython.nexec(str).
• To transpile files and directories, use the nestpython.files module:
  • nestpython.files.ncompile(file) transpiles the specified file to a string.
  • nestpython.files.ncompile_to(file) transpiles the specified file to a new file.
  • nestpython.files.nexec(file) executes the specified file.
  • nestpython.files.build(dir, new_dir) transpiles a directory.
  • arguments can be provided:
    • indent_amount=1: determines the indentation increment in the resulting python file.
    • transfer_other_files=True: determines whether non-.npy (or .npx) files should be copied into the build directory.
    • replace_previous=False: determines whether already built files should be replaced.
    • erase_dir:bool=None: determines whether the previously built directory should be completely erased. If not specified, you will be asked to specify in the console.
    • cythonic:bool=None: determines if code should be perceived as nestCython or nestPython.
    • tokenlog=False: determines if tokenization progress should be logged.
    • new_file:str=None: determines where to compile a source file. Reverts to the original filename with a .py(x) extension if unspecified.

Alternatively, importing nestPython files directly after importing nestpython.imports or the entire library into a normal python file works too.

Use .npy for nestPython files, .npx for nestCython files.

FEATURING:

braces

Use {, ; and } instead of indentation - indentation and newline characters in source files will be ignored. e.g.:

n = input('Enter Number: ');
if (n % 2 == 0) {
	print('n is even')
} else {
	print('n is odd')
}

Use ~{ as a shorthand for while True {.

syntactical changes

Several keywords are altered:

Python	nestPython	Python	nestPython
def	:=	del	~>
return	=>	yield	:>
in	->	and	&&
not in	!>	or	||
is	=&	:=	<-
is not	!=&	case	?
lambda	;=	;	,,
->	>:	//	~/
+= 1	++	-= 1	--
{	-{	}	}-

A variable like return will be replaced with return_ on transpilation. using pass is never required, do-nothing braces can be left empty. One-line functions can still be written with colons: := foo(): => bar, same for if-else and for statements.

Cython keywords are also altered for .npx:

Cython	nestCython
cdef	$=
cpdef	~$=

Strings or ternaries do not have to be one-line; if they are not, you can use \ and # to reserve whitespace as follows:

'string \
continues here'

is equivalent to

'string continues here'

and transpiles to a python string with the newline character ignored. This can be used to explicitly reserve whitespace before the newline character.

Same thing can be done with the # character outside of a string:

a if b #
else c

is equivalent to

a if b else c

The # is ignored by the transpiler.

comments

• For block comments, use /*, */.
• For line comments, use //.
• Block and line comments will be ignored during transpilation.
• For comments that need to be cpiled into python ones, use /|, |/.

macros

• Use # (name of the macro) #!(what it stands for)!# to define a macro.
• Macros are only accessible within the nesting they were defined in.
• Use #~ (name of the macro) ~# to undefine the macro.
• Use #? (name of the macro) ?# to get a boolean representing whether the macro is defined.
• Use $(name of the macro) to use the macro.
• Macros that are closer to the nesting called are prioritized.

(to be continued)

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github : https://github.com/svntythsnd/nestpy

pypi : https://pypi.org/project/nestpython