On Thu, Jan 15, 2009 at 5:02 PM, The Music Guy <music...@alphaios.net> wrote: > Just out of curiousity, have there been any attempts to make a version > of Python that looks like actual English text? I mean, so much of Python > is already based on the English language that it seems like the next > natural step would be to make a programming language which is actually a > spoken one. > > For example, the following code... > >>>> import os >>>> >>>> def list_files(dirname): >>>> for p in os.listdir(dirname): >>>> print p >>>> >>>> list_files("some_dir") > foo > bar > etc > > ...might be translated as... > >>>> Import the operating system module. >>>> >>>> Define a new function as "list files" which accepts > "a path" and does the following: > For every item in the list returned by the operating system's > directory listing of the given path, do the following: > Print the item. >>>> >>>> List files from "some_dir". > foo > bar > etc
Does the name "AppleScript" mean anything to you? ;-) Cheers, Chris -- Follow the path of the Iguana... http://rebertia.com -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list