Brython syntax errors are misleading quite sometimes - ask explanation from pypyjs or other "native" python

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Brython syntax errors are misleading quite sometimes - ask explanation from pypyjs or other "native" python #355

Closed dz0 closed 7 years ago

dz0 commented 7 years ago

I guess python REPL is based on http://pypyjs.org And it would probably give better syntax error messages. Alternatively, some external syntax checking "service" could be used, maybe pythontutor?..

aroberge commented 7 years ago

The repl for Reeborg's World is something I wrote, adopted from one included with Brython. The current version is https://github.com/aroberge/reeborg/blob/master/src/python/py_repl.py

Could you give one or more examples of what you mean by the syntax error being misleading?

aroberge commented 7 years ago

Do you find this with the REPL only or with running the code in the editor? I found out that the version of brython I use in the development code handles errors differently, and that some error analysis is now performed incorrectly.