Adding a pipe operator to CPython
Languages like Elixir, Elm, OCaml, and F# have a pipe (|>) operator that makes function chaining convenient and ergonomic.
Take the following nested function sequence:
split(uppercase("hello world"))
Using pipes, we can write it as follows:
"hello world" |> uppercase |> split
Note that this is similar (but not equivalent) to the | operator in bash which lets you compose multiple programs together.
There is currently even a proposal to add pipes to JavaScript.
Through this project, we will try to add pipes to CPython.
Technical pre-reqs:
- Familiar with Python
- C/C++ experience is a plus (not required though)
Relevant documents: