ANNOUNCEMENT: SuperPython-0.91 released
Mark-Jason Dominus
mjd at plover.com
Sun Apr 1 18:40:24 EDT 2001
(I have crossposted this to comp.lang.python because it may be of
general interest there also.)
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NAME
SuperPython - Perl filter module to implement the SuperPython language
SYNOPSIS
perl -MSuperPython hello.spy
use SuperPython;
# (SuperPython code follows here)
no SuperPython;
# regular Perl code resumes
# (not recommended; regular Perl is too hard to understand and maintain)
DESCRIPTION
This module implements a Perl source filter for the SuperPython
language, allowing SuperPython code to be embedded into Perl programs.
SuperPython brings to Perl all the benefits of Python's vaunted
whitespace-sensitivity, including readability, maintainability, less
punctuation, and all that other great crap. In fact, it goes several
steps further than Python in this direction. However, SuperPython
retains Perl's powerful and flexible underlying semantics.
Example SuperPython programs (`*.spy') are included with this module.
The syntax should be clear even to a casual observer; however, watch out
for the upcoming 'SuperPython in a Nutshell' book from O'Reilly and
Associates.
FUTURE WORK
There is no reason why Python itself could not take advantage of the
benefits of SuperPython's improved syntax. I look forward to working
with the Python community to port this module to work with Python.
AUTHOR
Mark Jason Dominus (mjd at plover.com)
SEE ALSO
python(1).
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The module is available from
http://perl.plover.com/SuperPython/SuperPython-0.91.tar.gz
and should be on the usual CPAN mirrors within the next 48 hours.
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