32. 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:

• 32.1. parser — Access Python parse trees
  • 32.1.1. Creating ST Objects
  • 32.1.2. Converting ST Objects
  • 32.1.3. Queries on ST Objects
  • 32.1.4. Exceptions and Error Handling
  • 32.1.5. ST Objects
  • 32.1.6. Examples
    • 32.1.6.1. Emulation of compile()
    • 32.1.6.2. Information Discovery
• 32.2. Abstract Syntax Trees
  • 32.2.1. Node classes
  • 32.2.2. Abstract Grammar
  • 32.2.3. ast Helpers
• 32.3. symtable — Access to the compiler’s symbol tables
  • 32.3.1. Generating Symbol Tables
  • 32.3.2. Examining Symbol Tables
• 32.4. symbol — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 32.5. token — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 32.6. keyword — Testing for Python keywords
• 32.7. tokenize — Tokenizer for Python source
• 32.8. tabnanny — Detection of ambiguous indentation
• 32.9. pyclbr — Python class browser support
  • 32.9.1. Class Objects
  • 32.9.2. Function Objects
• 32.10. py_compile — Compile Python source files
• 32.11. compileall — Byte-compile Python libraries
• 32.12. dis — Disassembler for Python bytecode
  • 32.12.1. Python Bytecode Instructions
• 32.13. pickletools — Tools for pickle developers
• 32.14. distutils — Building and installing Python modules