On Dec 14, 2007 2:07 AM, Dennis Lee Bieber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:43:18 +0100, Bruno Desthuilliers > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> declaimed the > following in comp.lang.python: > > > > > I still wait to see any clear, unambiguous definition of "scripting > > language". Which one are you refering to here ? > > > Strangely, once you leave the realm of "shell" languages (DCL, JCL, > bash, etc.) I can think of only ONE language that I'd consider a true > "scripting language"... ARexx on the Amiga, as it could "address" any > application that created a compatible ARexx message port. > > This meant one could write ARexx programs that could, by changing > the "address", send application native commands to an application, > retrieve returned data, and then send that data to a second application > using its native commands. > > No hassle with subprocess spawning or pipe I/O blocking... >
Applescript works in a very similar way. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list