Add support for the use of semicolons as faux newlines
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Description
This is already supported in the quil parser (https://github.com/rigetti/quilc/issues/386) but should percolate up the stack.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing pyQuil's Quil parser path and compare it with the semicolon support described in quilc issue #386. Confirm how semicolons should act as faux newlines in pyQuil and add coverage showing that such input is accepted across the stack.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- compilers
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 28/100