On Sun, 2008-02-03 at 10:17 -0800, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I'm considering writing a little interpreter for a python-like > language and I'm looking for name suggestions. :-) > > Basically, I don't want to change a whole lot about Python. In fact, > I see myself starting with the compiler module from Python 2.5 and > building from there. > > This language would be more or less "Python modulo a few > (incompatible) changes, but it'd be recognizable by Python > programmers. I'm talking about stuff like "allowing the character '?' > in identifier names," and "a better way to express 'for dummy in > xrange (n):' when the index isn't needed." I'd also like to > implement most of the planned Python 3000 changes.
Are you really thinking about creating an entire language, simply because you don't like 'for dummy in xrange (n):'? I hope you know what an extreamly large work that is, and how little we need more languages in this category. > Any suggestions? I'm thinking "Ophidian," for the snake connection, > or, possibly, "Circus," from "Monty Python's Flying Circus." > > Thanks :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
