[Python-Dev] Revive the types sig?

Paul Prescod paulp@ActiveState.com
Mon, 12 Mar 2001 19:09:21 -0800


"Barry A. Warsaw" wrote:
> 
>...
> 
> Ah, good to know, thanks.  I definitely think it would be A Cool Thing
> if one could build a complete Python parser and compiler in Python.
> Kind of along the lines of building the interpreter main loop in
> Python as much as possible.  I know that /I'm/ not going to have any
> time to contribute though (and others have more and better experience
> in this area than I do).

I'm surprised that there are dozens of compiler compilers written in
Python but few people stepped forward to say that theirs supports Python
itself. mxTextTools has a Python parser...does anyone know how good it
is?

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Python:
    Programming the way
    Guido
    indented it.
       - (originated with Skip Montanaro?)