The Tweak: If you’re an an aspiring developer or if you’re just interested in dabbling with a simple programming language or two, there’s four new tweaks available in Cydia that can help you learn about, write, and even execute code in phython, perl, ruby and lua. The YingZhi apps (YingZhiPython, YingZhiPerl, YingZhiRuby, and YingZhiLua, respectively) are each–at their cores–powerful script editors, but include features that seem tacked on with little rhyme or reason.
![YingZhi Editors: Learn Python, Perl, Ruby Or Lua Programming Languages [CYDIA] YingZhi Editors: Learn Python, Perl, Ruby Or Lua Programming Languages [CYDIA]](http://www.ijailbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/IMG_0489.png)
There are English tutorials, but they’re not clearly marked by the menu and it’s easy to wind up with a page in Chinese.
On top of that, the English localization isn’t great. In YingZhiPython the Learn -> ‘System of Learning Materials’ subsection is almost entirely in Chinese, and the developer’s mailing link is under Settings ‘propose’.
Strengths: That said, the actual editors are fairly powerful. YingZhiPython includes a shortcut keyboard for the essential keywords, opporators, and variables–which are colored in appropriately. When you’re done with your script, you can press execute and it will run in a window. You have the option of sharing your programs through ftp, by email, transferring files through a web browser, or as text through a scannable QR code.
![YingZhi Editors: Learn Python, Perl, Ruby Or Lua Programming Languages [CYDIA] YingZhi Editors: Learn Python, Perl, Ruby Or Lua Programming Languages [CYDIA]](http://www.ijailbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/python.png)
print(“And that’s all I know how to do in Python.”)
What do you think of these editors for python, perl, ruby, and lua? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.
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