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Download Pineapple

To use Pineapple interpreter, you need to install Node.js V8.11 first.

Then, open command prompt, run the following command:

npm install --global pineapple-alpha

Note

For Windows users, you might need to open the command prompt in Administrator mode.

For Linux/Mac users, you might need to prefix the command above with sudo.

Warning

The current version of Pineapple is an alpha release, so it is meant for alpha testers only as it might contain a lot of bugs, and not all features are fully implemented yet.

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Validation

To ensure that you have installed Pineapple successfully. Type the following command in your command prompt or terminal:

pine 

Then, you should see the following:

Pineapple 0.0.X

If you do not see something similar to the output above, it means that you had not successfully installed Pineapple, so you might need to retry again.

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Create a Hello world! program

First, create a file called hello.pine.

Secondly, open the file in your favourite code editor (for example, Notepad).

Thirdly, copy and paste the following code into hello.pine.

def .main
    "Hello world!".show

Fourthly, save the file.

Lastly, type in the following command in your command prompt or terminal.

pine hello.pine

Happy hacking :)

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