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:

• 1. parser — Access Python parse trees
• 2. ast — Abstract Syntax Trees
• 3. symtable — Access to the compiler’s symbol tables
• 4. symbol — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 5. token — Constants used with Python parse trees
• 6. keyword — Testing for Python keywords
• 7. tokenize — Tokenizer for Python source
• 8. tabnanny — Detection of ambiguous indentation
• 9. pyclbr — Python class browser support
• 10. py_compile — Compile Python source files
• 11. compileall — Byte-compile Python libraries
• 12. dis — Disassembler for Python bytecode
• 13. pickletools — Tools for pickle developers