Jelly is a recreational programming language inspired by J.
Python
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Jelly is a golfing language inspired by J.
The Jelly interpreter requires Python 3.
To download, install, and use Jelly, proceed as follows.
$ git clone -q https://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage.git
$ cd jellylanguage
$ pip3 install --upgrade --user .
$ jelly eun '“3ḅaė;œ»'
Hello, World!
$ jelly eun '×' 14 3
42
$ jelly
Usage:
jelly f <file> [input] Reads the Jelly program stored in the
specified file, using the Jelly code page.
This option should be considered the default,
but it exists solely for scoring purposes in
code golf contests.
jelly fu <file> [input] Reads the Jelly program stored in the
specified file, using the UTF-8 encoding.
jelly e <code> [input] Reads a Jelly program as a command line
argument, using the Jelly code page. This
requires setting the environment variable
LANG (or your OS's equivalent) to en_US or
compatible.
jelly eu <code> [input] Reads a Jelly program as a command line
argument, using the UTF-8 encoding. This
requires setting the environment variable
LANG (or your OS's equivalent) to en_US.UTF8
or compatible.
Append an `n` to the flag list to append a trailing newline to the
program's output.
Visit http://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage for more information.
Alternatively, you can use the Jelly interpreter on Try It Online.
Jelly's main input method is via command line arguments, although reading input from STDIN is also possible.
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Jelly is a recreational programming language inspired by J.
Python
916
318 commits
updated Sep 2, 2020
Jelly is a golfing language inspired by J.
The Jelly interpreter requires Python 3.
To download, install, and use Jelly, proceed as follows.
$ git clone -q https://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage.git
$ cd jellylanguage
$ pip3 install --upgrade --user .
$ jelly eun '“3ḅaė;œ»'
Hello, World!
$ jelly eun '×' 14 3
42
$ jelly
Usage:
jelly f <file> [input] Reads the Jelly program stored in the
specified file, using the Jelly code page.
This option should be considered the default,
but it exists solely for scoring purposes in
code golf contests.
jelly fu <file> [input] Reads the Jelly program stored in the
specified file, using the UTF-8 encoding.
jelly e <code> [input] Reads a Jelly program as a command line
argument, using the Jelly code page. This
requires setting the environment variable
LANG (or your OS's equivalent) to en_US or
compatible.
jelly eu <code> [input] Reads a Jelly program as a command line
argument, using the UTF-8 encoding. This
requires setting the environment variable
LANG (or your OS's equivalent) to en_US.UTF8
or compatible.
Append an `n` to the flag list to append a trailing newline to the
program's output.
Visit http://github.com/DennisMitchell/jellylanguage for more information.
Alternatively, you can use the Jelly interpreter on Try It Online.
Jelly's main input method is via command line arguments, although reading input from STDIN is also possible.
291 followers · starred Nov 2017
315 followers · starred Jan 2016
3,069 followers · starred Oct 2025
1,990 followers · starred Oct 2023