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| author | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-11-08 16:54:05 (GMT) |
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| committer | Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org> | 2008-11-08 16:54:05 (GMT) |
| commit | beef207ad0e3a1b0a0ed3a5fbd7269afa881f9a0 (patch) | |
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compile can also produce AST
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diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst index 5b683ab..c2af1e8 100644 --- a/Doc/library/functions.rst +++ b/Doc/library/functions.rst @@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order. .. function:: compile(source, filename, mode[, flags[, dont_inherit]]) - Compile the *source* into a code object. Code objects can be + Compile the *source* into a code object or AST object. Code objects can be executed by a call to :func:`exec` or evaluated by a call to - :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST object. - Refer to the :mod:`_ast` module documentation for information on - how to compile into and from AST objects. + :func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST object. Refer to the + :mod:`_ast` module documentation for information on how to compile into and + from AST objects. The *filename* argument should give the file from which the code was read; pass some recognizable value if it wasn't |