python-plus

Shorten your Python code with concise syntax.

Installation

From PIP:

$ pip install shorter-python

Running code from command line

Use the `pythonplus` command, followed by a filename

$ pythonplus my_file.py

Note: the file can have any extension, not just .py

To debug your program, use `-d`

$ pythonplus my_file.py -d

The output will look like this:

Python+ Code:
n=100
$([i£i:range(1,n+1)?~~n%i])

Python3 Code:
n=100
print([i for i in range(1,n+1) if  not n%i])

Output:
[1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20, 25, 50, 100]

Running code from Python

Use the convert function to convert a string of Python+ code to Python:

from python_plus import convert
exec(convert(PYTHON_PLUS_CODE_HERE))

Syntax

Here is a table to show the difference between Python and Python+

Python	Python+	Examples	Characters saved
`print`	`$`	`print(x)` -> `$(x)`	4
`input`	`§`	`input(x)` -> `§(x)`	4
`for` ... `in`	`£` ... `:`*	`for x in y:` -> `£x:y`	7
`in`	`:`	`x in y` -> `x:y`	3
`while`	`€`*	`while x` -> `€x`	5
`if`	`?`*	`if x:` -> `?x`	3
`else`	`!`*	`else:` -> `!`	4
`elif`	`±`*	`elif x:` -> `±x`	5
`and`	`&&`	`x and y` -> `x&&y`	3
`or`	`\|\|`	`x or y` -> `x\|\|y`	2
`not`	`~~`	`not x` -> `~~x`	2

* Colons are not needed at the end of a line in Python+

Example

This Python script to get the factors of a given number, n, is 43 characters:

print([i for i in range(1,n+1) if not n%i])

The equivalent Python+ code is 27 characters (a 37% reduction)

$([i£i:range(1,n+1)?~~n%i])

Python+ can save you time and characters.

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