In Python, how do I create aliases? I want to rename “elif” as “elseif”
In C, one can use #define to make a developer's life easier. In C, it is possible to do this: #define el else. This would allow a developer to write either else or el depending on their preferences, and the compiler would replace all the "el"s with "else" during pre-compilation..
Is there anything similar in python? Is there something in python that will allow me to create aliases for my own convenience?
python if-statement alias aliases
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
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In C, one can use #define to make a developer's life easier. In C, it is possible to do this: #define el else. This would allow a developer to write either else or el depending on their preferences, and the compiler would replace all the "el"s with "else" during pre-compilation..
Is there anything similar in python? Is there something in python that will allow me to create aliases for my own convenience?
python if-statement alias aliases
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
1
Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
3
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51
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In C, one can use #define to make a developer's life easier. In C, it is possible to do this: #define el else. This would allow a developer to write either else or el depending on their preferences, and the compiler would replace all the "el"s with "else" during pre-compilation..
Is there anything similar in python? Is there something in python that will allow me to create aliases for my own convenience?
python if-statement alias aliases
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
In C, one can use #define to make a developer's life easier. In C, it is possible to do this: #define el else. This would allow a developer to write either else or el depending on their preferences, and the compiler would replace all the "el"s with "else" during pre-compilation..
Is there anything similar in python? Is there something in python that will allow me to create aliases for my own convenience?
python if-statement alias aliases
python if-statement alias aliases
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
asked Dec 31 '18 at 12:28
Ryan JensenRyan Jensen
1353
1353
1
Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
3
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51
add a comment |
1
Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
3
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51
1
1
Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
3
3
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51
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Python is a very permissive language but there are some reserved keywords.
Here is a description how you can simulate c preprocessor.
Just for fun in version 2.x you may even swap True and False. Check here.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
Jónás BalázsJónás Balázs
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What you are referring to is preprocessing the source code. In C (and some other languages), you can do simple find and replace operations on the source code, treating the source code as simple text.
Python does not ship with anything like that. However, you can create variables that refer to globals. For instance, you could create a variable j that is the same as os.path.join like this:
import os
j = os.path.join
print(j("one", "two")) # same as print(os.path.join("one", "two"))
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
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Python is a very permissive language but there are some reserved keywords.
Here is a description how you can simulate c preprocessor.
Just for fun in version 2.x you may even swap True and False. Check here.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
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Python is a very permissive language but there are some reserved keywords.
Here is a description how you can simulate c preprocessor.
Just for fun in version 2.x you may even swap True and False. Check here.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
Jónás BalázsJónás Balázs
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Python is a very permissive language but there are some reserved keywords.
Here is a description how you can simulate c preprocessor.
Just for fun in version 2.x you may even swap True and False. Check here.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
Jónás BalázsJónás Balázs
348312
Python is a very permissive language but there are some reserved keywords.
Here is a description how you can simulate c preprocessor.
Just for fun in version 2.x you may even swap True and False. Check here.
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:41
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What you are referring to is preprocessing the source code. In C (and some other languages), you can do simple find and replace operations on the source code, treating the source code as simple text.
Python does not ship with anything like that. However, you can create variables that refer to globals. For instance, you could create a variable j that is the same as os.path.join like this:
import os
j = os.path.join
print(j("one", "two")) # same as print(os.path.join("one", "two"))
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
FlimmFlimm
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Are there any errors in my answer? Why the downvote?
– Flimm
Dec 31 '18 at 15:41
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What you are referring to is preprocessing the source code. In C (and some other languages), you can do simple find and replace operations on the source code, treating the source code as simple text.
Python does not ship with anything like that. However, you can create variables that refer to globals. For instance, you could create a variable j that is the same as os.path.join like this:
import os
j = os.path.join
print(j("one", "two")) # same as print(os.path.join("one", "two"))
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
FlimmFlimm
52.5k23136158
Are there any errors in my answer? Why the downvote?
– Flimm
Dec 31 '18 at 15:41
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What you are referring to is preprocessing the source code. In C (and some other languages), you can do simple find and replace operations on the source code, treating the source code as simple text.
Python does not ship with anything like that. However, you can create variables that refer to globals. For instance, you could create a variable j that is the same as os.path.join like this:
import os
j = os.path.join
print(j("one", "two")) # same as print(os.path.join("one", "two"))
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
FlimmFlimm
52.5k23136158
What you are referring to is preprocessing the source code. In C (and some other languages), you can do simple find and replace operations on the source code, treating the source code as simple text.
Python does not ship with anything like that. However, you can create variables that refer to globals. For instance, you could create a variable j that is the same as os.path.join like this:
import os
j = os.path.join
print(j("one", "two")) # same as print(os.path.join("one", "two"))
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
FlimmFlimm
52.5k23136158
answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
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answered Dec 31 '18 at 12:33
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Not from what I know of.
– shahkalpesh
Dec 31 '18 at 12:29
3
Remember that even your example is strictly speaking not C code but pre-processor instructions. Python does not have a pre-processor and does not allow to rename keywords. Even if it would be possible it would violate many of the code principles Python is built around.
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 12:32
@KlausD., Can you give a few examples of the "code principals" around which Python is built, and how my idea would break them?
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 14:09
python.org/dev/peps/pep-0020
– Klaus D.
Dec 31 '18 at 14:24
@KlausD. If I were to rename "elif" to "ef" and rename "else" to "el", that would make more control keywords 2 characters long (if, ef, el). It would improve the beauty and readability of the code. That goal is in alignment with the first line of the poem you referenced.
– Ryan Jensen
Dec 31 '18 at 15:51