PEP: 4872
Title: Vowel-less Python
Version: 20090723-2
Last-Modified: 2009-07-23
Author: Kyle McFarland <tfkyle@gmail.com>
Status: Draft
Type: Standards Track
Content-Type: text/x-rst
Created: 2009-07-23

Abstract
========

This PEP proposes removing vowels from most parts of python syntax and
package/module/class/function names in the stdlib.

Rationale
=========

The next generation of python developers will do much of their programming
from mobile phones, and distribution of the code they create will be done
via. SMS messages for the most part (they will even submit the code they
want to run to servers in the cloud via. SMS messages).

Due to:

1. The clunkiness of inputting letters on most mobile phones and
2. The incredibly small limit of SMS messages.

Python will need to evolve into a form where code has to take up the least
space in bytes as possible. Removing vowels to shorten words is a common
method and a lot of the time still leaves you with something that's atleast
partially readable, there could be more efficient ways of shortening
average python code but this PEP will propose the obvious method mentioned
above.


Syntax Changes
==============

The following syntax elements are proposed to change:

    * indentation will be forced to 1 space per indentation level, pylint
      will automatically convert from 4-space indentation though.
    * keywords:
        * `assert` will become `assrt`
        * `break` will become `brk`
        * `class` will become `cls`, classmethods and __new__ will switch to
          `kls`
        * `continue` will become `cnt`
        * `def` will become `df`
        * `except` will become `excpt`
        * TODO: ....
        * `from` will become `frm`
        * `import` will become `imprt`
        * `for` will become `fr`
        * TODO: ...


stdlib Changes
==============

The following builtins, extension modules and stdlib packages/modules are
proposed to change:

    * `print` will become `prnt`
    * ...


Transition Plan
===============

2to3 will be adapted to translate old code to the new shortened format,
this should handle most existing code.


Note
====

This PEP is a joke, I wrote it out of boredom :)