On 06/29/2012, Will Woods wrote:
> So here's my shellconfig.py, presented for comment / inspiration.
[snip]
> Apparently, if you have an 'else:' block after 'for:', it gets executed
> if you 'break' out of the loop. Neat!
Yes, that part is useful and cute.
It would be helpful to give a URL which documents the syntax.
Also, please insert a comment with a table of special characters. Such as:
'\n' (newline) statement terminator
# (hash, sharp, pound) introduces comment (to end of line)
\ (backslash) suppress special interpretation of next character
" (double quote) forces interpretation as character string (not as number)
Also, please mention shell syntax which appears to be omitted. Such as:
; (semicolon) statement separator [thus only one statement per line]
$ (dollar) lookup and expand previous key
' (single quote) start character string which suppresses interpretation of $
It seems to me that there may be some rough edges:
No error detection, no error or warning messages:
Unterminated double quote [except by EndOfLine]
No newline at EndOfFile [often because of emacs editing]
Continuation lines (backslash newline: yes or no?; line length restrictions?).
Cannot have '#' in a string (comment takes precedence).
These also deserve comment (for maintenance, to set expectations.)
Python's lack of an equivalent to LISP "(read)" [namely: runtime operator
which converts from character string into language] surely is a handicap.
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