30. 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:

• 30.1. parser — Access Python parse trees
  • 30.1.1. Creating ST Objects
  • 30.1.2. Converting ST Objects
  • 30.1.3. Queries on ST Objects
  • 30.1.4. Exceptions and Error Handling
  • 30.1.5. ST Objects
  • 30.1.6. Example: Emulation of compile()
• 30.2. ast — Abstract Syntax Trees
  • 30.2.1. Node classes
  • 30.2.2. Abstract Grammar
  • 30.2.3. ast Helpers
• 30.3. symtable — Access to the compiler’s symbol tables
  • 30.3.1. Generating Symbol Tables
  • 30.3.2. Examining Symbol Tables
• 30.4. symbol — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 30.5. token — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 30.6. keyword — Testing for Python keywords
• 30.7. tokenize — Tokenizer for Python source
• 30.8. tabnanny — Detection of ambiguous indentation
• 30.9. pyclbr — Python class browser support
  • 30.9.1. Class Objects
  • 30.9.2. Function Objects
• 30.10. py_compile — Compile Python source files
• 30.11. compileall — Byte-compile Python libraries
  • 30.11.1. Command-line use
  • 30.11.2. Public functions
• 30.12. dis — Disassembler for Python bytecode
  • 30.12.1. Python Bytecode Instructions
• 30.13. pickletools — Tools for pickle developers
• 30.14. distutils — Building and installing Python modules