Spellscript: An Esoteric Programming Language That Reads Like Magical Incantations
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Summary
Spellscript is an esoteric programming language designed to resemble magical incantations from a spellbook. Programs are called 'spells' written in 'grimoires' and can be written in English essay style without requiring newlines or indentation. The language allows developers to write code that looks like natural language text while still being executable. It requires Python 3.6+ to run and uses .spell file extensions for programs.
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every program is a 'spell' written in a 'grimoire'
you can write all your code english essay style due to its no newline/indentation requirement
output: the power is amplified: 49
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