note Asim <P>Yes, Parrot is a April Fools prank. See Simon's article on it at <A HREF="http://www.oreilly.com/news/parrotstory_0401.html">O'Reilly's site</A>.</P> <P>Having said that...[cpan://Inline::Python] lets you run Python code directly in your Perl. Much MUCH worse is <A HREF="http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~damian/CPAN/Language-Pythonesque-beta.tar.gz">Language::Pythonesque</A>, which allows you to do something sorta like <A HREF="http://archive.develooper.com/perl6-language-data%40perl.org/msg00169.html">Python source into Perl</A> (a little bit, anyway...) because Damian Conway's a sick bastard.</P> <P>Glad he's on our side. :)</P> <P>Also, it's been <A HREF="http://www.perl.com/pub/2001/04/02/wall.html">mentioned</A> by Larry that Perl 6 will be able to take other syntaxes (like Microsoft's .NET and the like) and convert them into Perl 6 "code": <BLOCKQUOTE>First, Perl will support multiple syntaxes that map onto a single semantic model. Second, that single semantic model will in turn map to multiple platforms. </BLOCKQUOTE> This is something that's being done now, as shown by Damian. </P> <P>If all the above hasn't blown your mind, this last bit from <A HREF="http://yetanother.org/damian/diary.html">Damian's diary</A> (whihc I highly recommed!) should do: <BLOCKQUOTE> And, yes, eventually there will be a complete Perl-in-Klingon module: Lingua::tlhIngan::yIghun. The really scary part is that, based on my previous experience with Lingua::Romana::Perligata, Coy, and Quantum::Superpositions, I am certain that somewhere out there is someone who will actually use it.</BLOCKQUOTE></P> <P>----Asim, known to some as Woodrow. </P> 71933 71933