[PATCH] Some new stuff

[Stelios Xanthakis]

Hi all.

Basically, I'd like to use python as my system shell. It's not suitable
for a general purpose shell but since it is very programmable it can
eventually do whatever bash does and even more.

One thing I'd like python to do is: attach the *python code* of a
function to a function object. The same for class.

This can be done in python as it is but it doesn't feel very right. I
think it should be the job of the parser. So there is a patch vs 2.3.4 at:
http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~sxa...-PIESS.tar.bz2

With this patch when the command line option -P is passed to python,
all functions and classes have an extra member __pycode__ which is the
code of the thing!
This is very exciting because if combined with a function 'save()' which
looks for all the functions/classes in globals(), takes their __pycode__
and saves it to a file (along with it's own code: save.__pycode__) can
lead to a really fun Python Incremental Expert System Shell.

Such a sample system is also included in the tar file.
For example we can say:
lsfunc() # lists all functions
pr (lsfunc) # prints definition of lsfunc
ed (pr) # edits the function 'pr'
save () # saves all and we go to sleep

Cheers

Stelios

[Christos TZOTZIOY Georgiou]

On Sun, 14 Nov 2004 00:55:12 -0800, rumours say that Stelios Xanthakis
<sx****@ceid.upatras.gr> might have written:

Hi all.
Hi Stelios.
Basically, I'd like to use python as my system shell. It's not suitable
for a general purpose shell but since it is very programmable it can
eventually do whatever bash does and even more.
You might like to take a look at IPython then:

http://ipython.scipy.org/
One thing I'd like python to do is: attach the *python code* of a
function to a function object. The same for class.

This can be done in python as it is but it doesn't feel very right. I
think it should be the job of the parser. So there is a patch vs 2.3.4 at:
http://students.ceid.upatras.gr/~sxa...-PIESS.tar.bz2
If you don't have an account already in sourceforge.net (where Python
sources are located so far), you could create one, and submit your
patches there; you might also want to subscribe to the Python-Dev
mailing list:

http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev

since your post would be considered more on-topic if posted there.
Nonetheless, you are most welcome as a contributing pythonista
("santinista pou'xw" - non-greeks forgive my greeklish pun :)
With this patch when the command line option -P is passed to python,
all functions and classes have an extra member __pycode__ which is the
code of the thing!

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