zhpy 0.5

Write python language in chinese

zhpy is the python on Chinese, which is good for Taiwan and China beginners to learn python in our native language.

zhpy is a lightweight python module and a source convertor, which provides a command line tool to translate python code. The python code written by traditional and simplified chinese could be translated to nature python code (english).

zhpy use pyparsing module to detect chinese keywords, class name, methods, arguments, variables and translate them back to python.

It’s possible for developers to port zhpy to python on korean or python on japenese.

Check examples here.

Install zhpy

You could use easy_install command to install zhpy:

$ easy_install zhpy

or check instructions for detail.

Usage

You could use interpretor to test zhpy with zh_exec method:

$ python
>>> from zhpy import zh_exec
>>> zh_exec("print hello") # execute zhpy here, pypi not allow non ascii code.
hello

You could use ‘zhpy’ command instead of “python” in command line to execute source code mixed in Chinese and English.:

$ zhpy hello.py
hello, world!

You could assign a file name to export the zhpy source to the normal python source (english):

$ zhpy hello.py n_hello.py

Then run the exported file as normal python source:

$ python n_hello.py
hello, world!

Or you could combine these two steps in one command (with ‘-p’ option):

$ python -p hello.py
hello, world!
$ ls
hello.py n_hello.py

check the BasicUsage for detail.

Programming

You could mix original english keywords and Chinese keywords in your zhpy source.

Reserved keywords are listed here

You could view the ChangeLog to see what’s new in these version