ReactXPy — A Pythonic Approach to React Development

[Anishkumar1928]

Introducing ReactXPy — A Pythonic Approach to React Development

Hello everyone 👋,

I’m excited to introduce ReactXPy, an experimental project that enables developers to build React user interfaces using Python-inspired syntax.

Overview

ReactXPy is a compiler-based framework that allows developers to write React components in a Python-like format, which are then compiled into standard JavaScript and React code.

The project explores how Python’s readability and simplicity can be combined with React’s component-driven architecture to create a more accessible and expressive frontend development experience.

Example

def Greet(name):
    return <div Class="greeting-card">
        <h3>Hello {name}!</h3>
        <p>Welcome to the ReactXPy ecosystem.</p>
    </div>

This code compiles into valid React JavaScript components.

Key Features

• Python-style component syntax
• JSX-like declarative UI structure
• Custom lexer, parser, and code generator
• Structured compiler error reporting
• JavaScript output compatible with React environments

PyPI Package

ReactXPy is available on PyPI:

Package name: reactxpy

Installation:

pip install reactxpy

PyPI Link:
https://pypi.org/project/reactxpy/0.3.2/

Project Goals

• Lower the barrier for Python developers entering frontend development
• Experiment with alternative UI programming paradigms
• Build a research-oriented bridge between Python and modern web frameworks

Feedback & Collaboration

This project is currently experimental, and feedback from the community is highly appreciated. Suggestions, architectural discussions, and contributions are welcome.

Thank you for taking a look 🙌