.py to PDF

[colevandersWands]

any interest in a script to convert .py files to a highlighted code pdf for printing? it would create a new pdf with the same name next to each code file.

[jackdoe]

idk, in general i dont use syntax highlighting at all (global-font-lock-mode 0), and i teach her without syntax highlighting as well, i dont like how colors make you read in a different way, but maybe other kids will find it beneficial

[colevandersWands]

I'd never heard that before, interesting. What don't you like about how it makes you read the code?

Maybe a script with a flag? --font-lock

[jackdoe]

just the syntax colors have opinions that are not my opinions neither the writer's opinions :)

for example, just read this:

// the code will run twice
bool panic  = true
while (true) {
    panic = !panic;
    if (panic) break;
}

// the code will run twice
bool panic  = true
while (true) {
    panic = !panic;
    if (panic) break;
}

without syntax highlighting it is much clear what is important (at least for me), with highlighting it seems like the keywords are more prominent than panic = !panic

i think its a personal thing, so i dont have super strong opinion about it, i just dont like it, it pulls my attention away somehow

also comments are just code if you dont use highlighting.

[colevandersWands]

I see what you mean about the panic = !panic. Just so used to reading colored code I hadn't thought about it. thinking back on it I can remember plenty of times when coloring only changed a few key words and makes everything else look less important.

Now I want to try this in class too - plain text programs

also comments are just code if you dont use highlighting.

🧐 ... 👍

[jackdoe]

i added extract.py to extract all code snippets in .txt files into the examples/ directory

thanks for the suggestion!

[colevandersWands]

This is really neat, simple and effective.