Download Current Version: xlist.py (2005-06-11)

This is an odd little utility that is meant to kinda sorta extend Python's syntax for defining lists. Basically, I wanted to be able to define lists using the Pythonic idea of indentation rather than begin/end markers. This, in turn, was to simplify the usage of my PyTag module.

Basically, I want to be able to do this: 

a=[
 stuff
 more_stuff
 even[
   more
   stuff
   and[
    more
 stuff

And have that be interpretted the same as 

a=[
 stuff,
 more_stuff,
 even[
   more,
   stuff,
   and[
    more,
    ],
 stuff,
 ]

And that's what this function does. At the moment it's pretty dumb and would be confused by a lot of things, so I really wouldn't recommend using it for anything too complicated.

Standard usage would be something like: 

from xlist import xlist

exec(xlist("""
a=[
 stuff
 more_stuff
 even[
   more
   stuff
   and[
    more
 stuff
"""

I think it would be possible to do it right, but I'd have to sit down and think about it a bit more. For now, this code works for the simple cases.

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