Hello,
In a previous blog post, I showed you how to write a polyglot Batch file that is both a Batch script and a C++ source file. When the Batch file is executed, it compiles itself (as C++). In this blog post I am going to show you how to write a Batch file script that polls the file system periodically to see if a given input file is changed and if so, it will invoke the compiler or interpreter of your choice.
This concept is similar to what the Compiler Explorer does actually.
I am going to write a small script that keeps running your Python script automatically in a separate console window the moment you save the script in your editor. Check the script in action:
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