Nythop
| Designed by | User:Luxedo |
|---|---|
| Appeared in | 2024 |
| Computational class | Turing-complete |
| Reference implementation | Nythop |
| File extension(s) | .yp |
Nyhtop is here to revolutionize your coding experience by turning Python on its head – literally. Forget the simplicity and readability of Python; Nyhtop takes that elegance and adds an exciting twist: every line is written backwards! With Nyhtop, code clarity reaches a whole new level (of confusion), promising an impressively awkward and cryptic experience that will have you wondering how you ever tolerated straightforward syntax.
Nyhtop enthusiasts argue that it’s not just Python – it’s Python improved. Indentation wars? Resolved. All your indentation happens at the end of the line, so tabs vs. spaces is no longer a battle you can even see. And comments? They’re read from right to left, so cryptic notes and backward logic are just part of the _Nythopic_ experience.
If you’re tired of the predictability and accessibility of Python, Nyhtop promises to shake things up by keeping things just familiar enough to fool you into thinking you know what’s happening. But in practice? It’s perfectly unreadable – just as any good esolang should be.
Examples
Hello, World!
)"!dlroW ,olleH"(tnirp
Arithmetic operations
Arithmetic operations # 5 = a 3 = b )b + a ,":muS"(tnirp )b - a ,":ecnereffiD"(tnirp )b * a ,":tcudorP"(tnirp )b / a ,":tneitouQ"(tnirp
Leading whitespaces are not a problem
Leading whitespaces are not a problem #
5 = a
3 = b
)b + a ,":muS"(tnirp
)b - a ,":ecnereffiD"(tnirp
)b * a ,":tcudorP"(tnirp
)b / a ,":tneitouQ"(tnirp
Factorial!
5 Factorial # :)n(lairotcaf fed :0 == n fi 1 nruter :esle )1 - n(lairotcaf * n nruter ))5(lairotcaf ,":5 fo lairotcaF"(tnirp
Fibonacci
Print up to 10th term of fibonacci # :)n(iccanobif fed 1 ,0 = b ,a :)n(egnar ni _ rof )" "=dne ,a(tnirp b + a ,b = b ,a )01(iccanobif
Run LLMs
Nythop supports the most advanced LLM technologies too! # IAnepO tropmi smll.niahcgnal morf )"yek-ipa-ruoy"=yek_ipa_ianepo(IAnepO = mll )"?pohtyN htiw gnidoc yojne uoy oD"(mll = esnopser )esnopser(tnirp
Ready to leave Python behind? Let’s dive in!
Installation
Nyhtop is available on PyPI, so you can install it in seconds if you’re ready to turn Python upside-down. Just run:
pip install nythop
Coding
Nyhtop is, at its core, just Python – but backwards. Every line is simply a reversed version of Python syntax, which means if you’re already familiar with Python, you’re halfway there (or perhaps halfway confused). Any valid Python code can be adapted to Nyhtop by flipping each line from right to left. For example:
print("Hello, World!")
)"!dlroW ,olleH"(tnirp
That’s it. No new keywords, no unfamiliar constructs – just reversed lines of Python code. Of course, this makes even the simplest tasks look cryptic, but it’s still technically Python. Indentation (the invisible kind) happens at the end of each line, so the usual debate over tabs vs. spaces doesn’t apply here.
Check out some of the possible for loop versions:
# Using the character ␠ to visualize whitespaces
:)01(egnar ni i rof
)"}20:i{ retI"f(tnirp␠␠␠␠
# You can move things around within the line, just don't mess with the invisible indentation at the end.
:)01(egnar ni i rof
)"}20:i{ retI"f(tnirp␠␠␠␠
# Maybe you're feeling adventurous and want to make it feel right.
:)01(egnar ni i rof
)"}20:i{ retI"f(tnirp␠␠␠␠
Once you get used to this “improvement,” you’ll find Nyhtop code offers the same functionality as Python but with the added benefit of looking impressively perplexing.
Implementation
Implementing Nyhtop is as simple as reversing each line of Python code and executing it. Here’s a minimal example that interprets Nyhtop code directly:
exec("\n".join(line[::-1] for line in nythop_code.split("\n")), {})
For a full-featured interpreter and transpiler, you can install the Nyhtop package on PyPI, which provides command-line tools and libraries to run Nyhtop code, including REPL and file-based execution.