Mixed Language Repl?

I would like to create a repl that creates a C and/or C++ library, that I can call from Python using ctypes.

And in general, I would like to be able to use mixed/multiple languages, and/or use the results of one reply (say a library) in another repl.

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https://repl.it/languages/polygott

I always assumed Polygott was a language of itself :)

eh, kinda. It’s just a make file.

I just created one and realised that!

Interesting! Curious though... if I go to https://repl.it/languages - I don't see polygott? But your link does work for me.

it’s a beta language technically.

ahhhh, ok... so "available", but not "visible"/documented yet?

basically

It is called bash now.

nah, polygon was actually dropped in favor of the more efficient nix repl.

Yes. You can configure the command you want to run when you press the run button in your .replit file. You can configure this to build the C (and/or C++) libary as a Python extension module and then run a Python program.

To add on to this, you can use this line to set the run command.
run = "{$command}"
Check this article to find out more : https://docs.repl.it/repls/dot-replit

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Is there a way to make the run "context" or "file" specific?

For example, if I have a repl with two files. Say one is C and one is Python, can I make it so that when the C file is the active tab, that "run" means to run the C file? and then if I switch to the python file, have run mean run the python file?

I don't think that's possible. Given that the C file is only a library, you don't need to run it directly and can just build it before installing it into your Python environment.

Good point! I guess what I really meant was "someLib.c", "someMainLibTester.c" and "pythonLibTester.py"

When I was the tab with the C file (with a main) it would run the C file, and then vice-versa for the Python.

If that is not possible... is it possible for repls to share the same virtual/temporary "repl space" so that I could have two browser tabs open, with two different repls (one C and one Python), but sharing the same "current directory" or at least having visibility to the each other's "current directory"?

You could use the shell (cmd/cntrl + shift + P) to run your programs (and not use the run button).

I am in my python Repl and I open a shell to build by C library, but CMake is not installed. How do I install CMake into by python repl?

(Which is really a more general question, how can I make my python reply have all the tools that are in my c repl?
And, going in the other direction, how do add packages to the python in my C repl?)

I'm not sure. Have you tried using a polygott repl?

I played a bit more with a polygott repl and it does have cmake installed! And by using the run -l c and the run -l python commands I was able to alternately run both of these files/languages!!!

I realize that polygott is new/beta, but is there some (even beta) docs on it?

Does polygott have all the languages installed/configured?

Also run --help prints
Usage: run-project [-sb] [-l language]

What is/are the [-sb] option(s)?

And is the "run" command (and other command) documented? I could not find it mentioned in the "docs" page?

I'm afraid I haven't used the Polygott repl very much (at all). To configure the command which is run when the run button is pressed you can use a .replit file to specify the command. Relevant documentation page.

I wanted to code an Arduino with C and C++, but it only let me use 1 language. :\

All repls have C and C++ installed. Even blank ones, I think it comes with Linux so you can make it work you just have write your code and then gcc it.