Python Language Services

Python provides a number of modules to assist in working with the Python language. These modules support tokenizing, parsing, syntax analysis, bytecode disassembly, and various other facilities.

These modules include:

• parser --- Access Python parse trees
  • Creating ST Objects
  • Converting ST Objects
  • Queries on ST Objects
  • Exceptions and Error Handling
  • ST Objects
  • Example: Emulation of compile()
• ast --- Abstract Syntax Trees
  • Abstract Grammar
  • Node classes
    • Literals
    • Variables
    • Expressions
      • Subscripting
      • Comprehensions
    • Statements
      • Imports
    • Control flow
    • Function and class definitions
    • Async and await
  • ast Helpers
  • Compiler Flags
  • Command-Line Usage
• symtable --- Access to the compiler's symbol tables
  • Generating Symbol Tables
  • Examining Symbol Tables
• symbol --- Constants used with Python parse trees
• token --- Constants used with Python parse trees
• keyword --- Testing for Python keywords
• tokenize --- Tokenizer for Python source
  • Tokenizing Input
  • Command-Line Usage
  • Examples
• tabnanny --- Detection of ambiguous indentation
• pyclbr --- Python module browser support
  • Function Objects
  • Class Objects
• py_compile --- Compile Python source files
• compileall --- Byte-compile Python libraries
  • Command-line use
  • Public functions
• dis --- Disassembler for Python bytecode
  • Bytecode analysis
  • Analysis functions
  • Python Bytecode Instructions
  • Opcode collections
• pickletools --- Tools for pickle developers
  • Command line usage
    • Command line options
  • Programmatic Interface