On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 at 06:05, Grant Edwards <grant.b.edwa...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On 2022-03-24, Chris Angelico <ros...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > No, I would say that a preprocessor of that sort isn't necessary to a > > Python-like language. If you really want one, it's honestly not that > > hard to do; remember, "preprocessor" means that it processes the > > source code before the main language sees it, so you can do that even > > with Python as it currently is. > > And they're best used to make it look like you're actually programming > in a different language. You can make your C program look like BASIC, > or your Python program look like Pascal! > > The best part is that nobody else will be able to figure out WTH is > going on, even if they are fluent in _both_ of the languages! > > Amaze your friends! > > Turn complete strangers into enemies! >
Yes! This is, in a sense, the counterpart to polyglot code, where the same script can be run with any of several interpreters. Both are extremely effective at turning people's brains to mush. ChrisA -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
