A python3 cross compiler from (a custom version of) ASM to Whitespace.
This script interprets a pseudo-ASM, or ASM-like language I made to represent commands in the WhiteSpace language. It then writes out the corresponding Whitespace code to a file.
The language is simply a set of keywords that represent each possible Whitespace command as a character string instead of a sequence of spaces and tabs followed by a newline. Numbers and labels are also represented in order to facilitate reading and writing of code: numbers are written out in numerical characters, with an optional sign. Labels are written as as series of ones and zeroes, representing respectively tabs and spaces.
Why make this, and why put it up on github? I found myself wanting to write a simple Whitespace program as part of a CTF challenge I was creating. After reading the language's doc (at the website linked above) I felt I could quite easily write the kind of program I wanted. The language is surprisingly easy to grasp! Unfortunately, writing with spaces, tabs and newlines makes it difficult to keep all the commands available to you in your head at once, which would severely slow me down (not to metion render the process unpleasant). I figured an assembly-like language fit 1-to-1 with Whitespace's commands. I also figured I'd upload the code and share it in case anyone else ever wants to write a quick Whitespace program (for whatever reason) and like me couldn't find much reading to be had on the language (i.e. I couldn't find any tutorials online apart from the very basic one at the bottom of the page above).
Sidenote: tutorialspoint's online IDE can parse Whitespace, rendering it much more lisible, and the default file is a Hello World, giving a tutorial on printing strings.