I took up the Boo programming language on 2021 October 31st as a way to celebrate Halloween. The language was so similar to Python that I was able to find minor differences and gain quick mastery in the language. I have used the language before, but not to build an actual program. My first Boo program is the project Halloween assistant
Here is a sample program I made to test the difference between Python and Boo syntax. I don't have a compiler to test this yet, and I hope to split this into several parts.
# Testing out Boos syntax, it is so similar to Python 2
pi = float(3.14)
engineerPi = int(4)
str = string "Hello World"
import random()
int x = random.randint(1, 10)
tuple = int(42) // This is a comment as well
/* Noted differences between Boo and Python 2
str is string
tuples are not supported
Parentheses are not common in strings, I don't know if they are supported
Comments can be in both pound sign, and double backslash/blockquote // /* formats, along with """ but not '''
*/
"""
This is also a comment block
"""
/*
'''
but this isn't, so I had to comment it out
'''
*/
def kwordsSyntaxBoo(): // This function is for testing Boo syntax and should NEVER be called by the program
and if while when else elif for each
end exit quit return
/Command
// Not supported: each, end, exit, quit
class test()
list = ["1", "Apple", "Banana"]
def function1():
print "Hello world\nHi world\tdlrow iH\nGoodbye"
break
def concatenateList():
print "Concatenate List\n" + string(list) + "\nEnd of list"
break
// Main
return test()
return concatenateList()
break
# File info
# File version: 1 (Sunday, 2021 October 31st at 5:50 pm)
# File type: Boo source file (*.boo)
# Line count (including blank lines and compiler line): 57
# End of script(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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I was able to learn Boo very easily due to its similarity with Python 2 (NOT Python 3) here are the differences I noticed in order:
# I was able to learn Boo very easily due to its similarity with Python 2 (NOT Python 3) here are the differences I noticed in order:
print "Strings don't have parentheses."(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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pi = float(3.14)
engineerPi = int(4)
str = string "Hello World"
print "Out of this, the only different keyword is str being string"
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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import random()
int x = random.randint(1, 10)
print (x)
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo does NOT support tuples. The following is a normal integer with no tuple functionality built-in.
tuple = int(42) // This is a comment as well
print (tuple)(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo supports standard Python comments, such as # and """ but does not support '''. However, backslash comments are supported, such as // and /* * */
# This is a comment
// This is also a comment
""" This
is
a
comment
block """
// ''' This is NOT a comment block, so it has been commented out '''
/* But this IS a comment
block
*/(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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The syntax of functions in Boo is identical to that in Python.
def testFunction1():
print "Hello world"
break
testFunction1()
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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The break keyword is identical in Boo.
print "Break time!"
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo supports classes similary to Python.
class myBooClass()
print "Welcome to my boo class!\nI learned Boo on Halloween 2021"
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo supports escape characters, but some text highlighters highlight them in the way of a language like C or C++. I don't entirely know why.
class escapeBoo()
print "Newline?\nNewline!"
print "Tab?\tTab!"
print "Quotes? \"Quotes!\""
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo may support lists similarly to Python.
list = ["1", "Apple", "Banana"]
print (string(list))
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo supports concatenation similarly to Python.
con1 = string("Con")
cat2 = string("cat")
ena3 = string("ena")
te_4 = string("te!")
print (string(con1) + string(cat2) + string(ena3) + string(te_4))
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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Boo supports calling functions and returning values similarly to Python.
def funct():
print "Function has returned"
break
return funct()
funct()
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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This section was last updated on 2021, Monday, November 1st at 5:47 pm (the time stamp was added at this time)
It seems that Boo supports the range keyword, but I don't have a compiler to test it. This is my written example:
print "Ranges in Boo"
for x in range(1,3):
print (x)
x == x + 1
break(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
This section was last updated on 2021, Thursday, November 11th at 6:04 pm
I honestly feel like Boo was forked from Python with minor modifications. The 2 languages are so similar.
The following are things I learned about the Boo programming language that are not similar to Python.
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A single backslash seems to support the execution of commands.
/command1 // This is not solid knowledge, and is subject to change(i) This example may have problems.
/!\ This program has not been tested, and may not compile.
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