Experimental Python-based shell

Terry Reedy tjreedy at udel.edu
Fri Oct 5 00:12:02 EDT 2012


On 10/3/2012 4:22 PM, Terry Reedy wrote:
> Indexing Python code is ugly. I suggest prefixing non-Python with $.

Indenting, meaning indenting the Python header lines but not non-Python 
lines.

> On 10/3/2012 1:24 PM, Jonathan Hayward wrote:
>> I am open to suggestions and patches. I don't think the syntax strange,
>> though: it offers a clear and distinct way to differentiate Python and
>> shell commands, and shell commands can access Python variables when
>> specified. And it is a simple rule, without footnotes needed.
>


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Terry Jan Reedy




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