A syntax idea for one-liners

[Lulu of the Lotus-Eaters]

philh at cabalamat.org (phil hunt) wrote previously:
|>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'
|
|Or better, have a python1L executable allowing you to write:
|
|   python1L 'if a: if b: c;; if d: e;;; f; h'

And best still, just write an five line script called 'python1L' (or
whatever) whose first line is "#!/usr/bin/env python", and use that to
run your one liners with odd semicolon syntax.

Exact implementation left to readers.  Probably the last line will look
something like "exec transformed".  I guess there wouldn't be any
huge harm in such a script being included in the standard distribution.

Yours, Lulu...

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