A syntax idea for one-liners

[Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy]

marshall wrote:
>>Beni Cherniavsky wrote:
>> 
>>>    if a: if b: c;; if d: e;;; f; h
>>
<<SNIP>> 
> Wouldn't it be easier to just use a routine that converts the above to
> current Python syntax and apply it in the special cases you mentioned?
> 
> Marshall

Now I like that idea, you could write a module with a short name that 
when imported could read an option for the oneliner, transform then exec it.

   python -e 'import L1' -L1 'if a: if b: c;; if d: e;;; f; h'

But then, I personally don't think there is much use for a python 
one-liner when working using a Unix or Cygwin shell as I do.
bash/perl/tcsh/zsh are good at what they do because they can express so 
much in a one-liner. Python might have to be warped too much to get 
similar capabilities.

- Paddy.