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On 04/18/2015 01:00 AM, Marko Rauhamaa wrote:
> Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au>:
> 
>> If you only write programs that will only ever be read by you and
>> no-one else, feel free to maintain a fork of Python (or any other
>> language) that suits your personal preferences.
> 
> It would be possible to define a canonical AST storage format. Then,
> your editor could "incarnate" the AST in the syntax of your choosing.

As was just mentioned in another part of the thread, what you're
describing is essentially LISP.