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.
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
Thanks @CaptainAnon and @tharlynnhtetong !
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?
@harperjohn 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.
@CaptainAnon 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"?
@harperjohn You could use the shell (cmd/cntrl + shift + P) to run your programs (and not use the run button).
@CaptainAnon 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?)
@harperjohn I'm not sure. Have you tried using a polygott repl?
@CaptainAnon 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?
@harperjohn 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. :\
https://repl.it/languages/polygott
@Highwayman I always assumed Polygott was a language of itself :)
@CaptainAnon eh, kinda. It’s just a make file.
@Highwayman I just created one and realised that!
@Highwayman Interesting! Curious though... if I go to https://repl.it/languages - I don't see polygott? But your link does work for me.
@harperjohn it’s a beta language technically.
@Highwayman ahhhh, ok... so "available", but not "visible"/documented yet?
@harperjohn basically