PyHP is an alternate syntax for PHP
% cat > test.py <<END
a,b = 2,3
print_r([x**(a*b) for x in [1,2,3]])
END
% PYTHONPATH=. bin/pyhp test.py
<?php
$__pyhp_assign_0__ = array( 2, 3 );
$a = array_shift( $__pyhp_assign_0__ );
$b = array_shift( $__pyhp_assign_0__ );
;
$__pyhp_lstcmp_0__ = array( );
foreach ( array( 1, 2, 3 ) as $x) {
$__pyhp_lstcmp_0__[] = pow($x, $a * $b);
};
;
print_r( $__pyhp_lstcmp_0__ );
% python -m hp test.py | php
Array
(
[0] => 1
[1] => 64
[2] => 729
)