A syntax idea for one-liners

[phil hunt]

On Mon, 26 May 2003 07:48:25 +0100, Donald 'Paddy' McCarthy <paddy3118 at blueyonder.co.ukNOTthisBIT> wrote:
>
>
>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'

Or better, have a python1L executable allowing you to write:

   python1L 'if a: if b: c;; if d: e;;; f; h'


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