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# Getting Started
## Installation
```bash
pip install foreignthon
pip install foreignthon-es # add Spanish
pip install foreignthon-ta # add Tamil
```
For CLI use across projects, prefer pipx:
```bash
pipx install foreignthon
```
## Writing a file
Name your file `script.<lang>.py` — the extension tells ForeignThon which language pack to use.
```python
# script.es.py
definir sumar(a, b):
retornar a + b
para i en rango(5):
imprimir(sumar(i, 1))
```
## Running
```bash
fpy run script.es.py # transpile and run
fpy compile script.es.py # output a .compiled.py file
fpy check script.es.py # validate without running
```
## Overriding the language
Via shebang comment at the top of the file:
```python
# foreignthon: es
```
Or via CLI flag:
```bash
fpy run script.py --lang es
```
## Errors
Errors are shown in your language first, English below:
[ES] ErrorDeDivisionCero: Error: división por cero
[EN] ZeroDivisionError: division by zero
File "script.es.py", line 3
## Variable names
Variable names are optional — you can use English or your language freely:
```python
# both work fine in the same file
definir calculate(anchura, altura):
area = anchura * altura
retornar area
```
## Local dev setup
```bash
git clone <repo>
cd foreignthon
python -m venv .venv && source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -e "packages/foreignthon[dev]"
pip install -e packages/langs/es
pip install -e packages/langs/ta
pytest packages/foreignthon/tests/ -v
```