On Nov 25, 5:20 am, Michele Simionato <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Nov 25, 12:12 pm, Rafe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > is it really as simple as gathering strings of code? > > Yes.
Yes. > > Sort of like generating HTML or XML directly? Is there any other framework > > or > > pattern set that is worth looking in to? > > Yes, the compiler module and the ast module in the standard library. > You may also > look at how templating languages that compile to Python code work (I > mean mako > or PTL/qpy). You may find interesting how the import hooks work too. You could have Python generate HTML, Python generate COBOL, Python generate Python, Perl generate Python, sure. Not that I know COBOL. If you're generating Python with Python, you only need one file to do it, not two separate programs, as you would for the other combinations; it was my point. It could be really helpful or unnecessary, depending on your application. There are some templating modules, possibly for Python code. If anyone knows them, they can point them out. I don't know a clean, reliable way to structure a metaprogram though. Mine always turn out messy. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
