On 05/06/2016 07:59 PM, Nathaniel Smith wrote:
Here's that one-stop writeup/comparison of all the major configuration languages that I mentioned:
https://gist.github.com/njsmith/78f68204c5d969f8c8bc645ef77d4a8f
Very nice work-up, thanks! <shameless-plug> However, you didn't include XML -- which, while absolutely horrid, can be quite readable with the appropriate preprocessor, such as xaml [1] </shameless plug>: --- 8< whatever.xaml --------------------------------------------------- !!! xml1.0 ~base ~schema // optional ~version: 1 ~bootstrap ~requirements // Temporarily commented out 2016-01-10 // magic-build-helper ~setuptools ~version: >= 27 // for the new frobnicate feature ~numpy ~version: >= 1.10 //Pinned until we get a fix for // @https://github.com/cyberdyne/the-versionator/issues/123 ~the-versionator ~version: 0.13 // The owner of pypi name "flit" decides what goes under the // extension: flit: // key ~extensions ~flit ~whatever: true --- 8< ----------------------------------------------------------------- which ends up as: --- 8< whatever.xml ---------------------------------------------------- <?xml version="1.0"?> <base> <schema> <!-- | optional --> <version>1</version> </schema> <bootstrap> <requirements> <!-- | Temporarily commented out 2016-01-10 | magic-build-helper --> <setuptools> <version>>= 27</version> </setuptools> <!-- | for the new frobnicate feature --> <numpy> <version>>= 1.10</version> </numpy> <!-- | Pinned until we get a fix for | @https://github.com/cyberdyne/the-versionator/issues/123 --> <the-versionator> <version>0.13</version> </the-versionator> </requirements> </bootstrap> </base> <!-- | The owner of pypi name "flit" decides what goes under the | extension: flit: | key --> <extensions> <flit> <whatever>true</whatever> </flit> </extensions> --- 8< ----------------------------------------------------------------- -- ~Ethan~ [1] https://pypi.python.org/pypi/xaml