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Python is a great way to run Tcl ;-) Seriously though, Python's Tcl bindings are done at the C level and provide great interoperability.

At a previous job I utilized these low level bindings to create higher level bindings. Used reflection of both Python and Tcl to expose themselves to each other. Was able to seamlessly use Tcl objects from Python and vice versa.

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While browsing a Ruby codebase’s config.rb recently, I saw several proc commands followed by bracketed subcommands and wondered if it was for some reason Tcl embedded into a Ruby script. Could that be an example of what you’re describing here? What’s the use case for that?

> While browsing a Ruby codebase’s config.rb recently, I saw several proc commands followed by bracketed subcommands and wondered if it was for some reason Tcl embedded into a Ruby script

The proc method in Ruby takes a Ruby block, which is delineated either by brackets or do...end. it has nothing to do with embedding Tcl.

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