Niko Programming Language

An Experimental Programming Language written Python. It uses Top Down Operator Precedence aka, Pratt Parser for parsing.

This project should only be used for educational purposes

Project Structure

Source code split into three files:

• lexer.py generates tokens ready for parsing
• parse_tree.py generates parse_tree
• interpreter.py interprets the tree

Main focus of the project is parse_tree.py because this project is essentially an implementation of TDOP Algorithm. The interpreter code is realy simple. Actualy just one function. (in interperter.py)

Using The Language

In the test-code file, there are many examples. Syntax is very similar to python. Code can be used as:

python3 interpreter.py test-code/{file_name}

Hacking the language

This language implementation can be used for educational purposes. The code can be very simple however for realy understanding the parser algorithm look at the Fredrik Lundh's implementation. He does not implements the interpreter but you can check mine for it.

Reference

Fredrik Lundh's implementation

Douglas Crockford's implementation. Uses javascript however the algorithm is the same.

Turkish resource, Yaşar Arabacı