# Need help translating a Python class to Ruby **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [21 May 2003 22:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-translating-a-python-class-to-ruby/6080 "2003-05-21T22:52:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Albert\_Chou](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dc4da7/32.png) [@Albert\_Chou](https://rubytalk.org/u/Albert_Chou)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2003 22:52 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/need-help-translating-a-python-class-to-ruby/6080/1 "2003-05-21T22:52:31Z")
Phil, I talked about the attached Python-to-Ruby translation helper script a few weeks ago on the list but never did anything more about it. Please feel free to try it out. It’s just a syntactic translation helper, but it sure beats doing everything by hand. Note that you will almost certainly need Python knowledge to complete the translation, but having a lot of the standard stuff done by this script ought to help. Be sure to keep a copy of the original Python script handy to refer to as you complete the translation – you need to know what the semantics of the original program were in order to faithfully port it! Al [translate\_Python\_to\_Ruby.ZIP](https://rubytalk.org/uploads/short-url/qJkX1hNVlmdG7YKahlm6fSvyAnV.ZIP) (5.02 KB) > **···** > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phil Tomson [[mailto:ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com](mailto:ptkwt@shell1.aracnet.com)] > Sent: Wednesday, May 21, 2003 3:40 PM > To: ruby-talk ML > Subject: Need help translating a Python class to Ruby > > I’m thinking I’m going to need some help translating a Python class into > > Ruby. It involves communication with another program via pipes (also > uses > fork, but I’m wondering if threads might be a better choice). > > If there are any folks out there who know a bit of Python and would be > willing to answer a few questions and make suggestions for Ruby > equivilents I’d appreciated it - please drop me an email. > > Phil > \<\\>