On Friday, 7 September 2012 01:18:45 UTC+5:30, Nestor Arocha wrote: > On Thursday, September 6, 2012 2:53:15 PM UTC+1, Ramchandra Apte wrote: > > > On Thursday, 6 September 2012 19:16:38 UTC+5:30, Dave Angel wrote: > > > > > > > On 09/06/2012 09:34 AM, Ramchandra Apte wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Translator means what precisely? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Examples of translators include compilers, assemblers, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > > interpreters. They also include implementations like cfront, which > > > > > > > > > > > > > > translates from one high-level language to another lower-level > > > > > > > > > > > > > > language. (high and low being relative) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > DaveA > > > > > > > > > > > > Is conversion from Python to C++ possible from this project? > > > > No, it is not currently possible for several reasons: > > * current parser implementation is a recursive descent parser. I haven't > implemented an LR parser yet, although PLY lexers and parsers are supported. > > * Syntax Directed Translator is not fully implemented either. > > * Parser Trees are supported, but there is no clear method defined for > converting them into ASTs (like antlr grammars) > > * Even with AST and SDT support, a Python to C++ translator will require > more complex tools and a lot of coding. > > > > This tool is oriented to small DSLs parsing and translation; grammars like > Python or C++ are too complex for the current implementation
I was thinking I could use it for my Python to C/C++ converter - py2c @ code.google.com/p/py2c (py2c would love a developer so join and contribute) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
