rby_pyt_syntax

Question 1

!/usr/bin/python

print “Hello, Python!”

Answer 1

!/usr/bin/ruby -w

puts “Hello, Ruby!”;

Question 2

!/usr/bin/python

import subprocess

subprocess.Popen(
    '''
    echo hi there
    echo lo there
    ''',
    shell = True
)

Answer 2

!/usr/bin/ruby

print «EOC
echo hi there
echo lo there
EOC

Question 3

#!/usr/bin/python
# has new line before and after
print '''
    blah, blah
    blah, blah
'''

Answer 3

!/usr/bin/ruby

print &laquo_space;EOF
blah, blah
blah, blah
EOF

no space after «

Question 4

!/usr/bin/python

no BEGIN or END

Answer 4

!/usr/bin/ruby

puts “This is main Ruby Program”

END {
   puts "Terminating Ruby Program"
}
BEGIN {
   puts "Initializing Ruby Program"
}

Question 5

!/usr/bin/python

# First comment
print "Hello, Python!" # second comment

# This is a comment.
# This is a comment, too.
# This is a comment, too.
# I said that already.

Answer 5

#!/usr/bin/ruby
# First comment
puts "Hello, Ruby!"  # second comment

=begin
This is a comment.
This is a comment, too.
This is a comment, too.
I said that already.
=end