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| author | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2001-08-08 19:10:11 (GMT) |
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| committer | Andrew M. Kuchling <amk@amk.ca> | 2001-08-08 19:10:11 (GMT) |
| commit | 564165e5c5f6b67b2c291173c542b17b0313d9b1 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/Tools/compiler/README b/Tools/compiler/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000..291ce18 --- /dev/null +++ b/Tools/compiler/README @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +This directory contains modules for a a Python source to bytecode compiler +written in pure Python. To install the compiler modules so they're +available for use by third-party Python software, run 'python setup.py +install'. + +compile.py Demo that compiles a Python module into a .pyc file + using the pure-Python compiler code. + +demo.py Prints the names of all the methods defined in a module, + as a demonstration of walking through the abstract syntax + tree produced by the parser. + +dumppyc.py Dumps the contents of a .pyc file, printing + the attributes of the code object followed by a + code disassembly. + +regrtest.py Runs the Python test suite using bytecode generated + by the pure-Python compiler code instead of the + builtin compiler. + +setup.py Setup file for installing the compiler code as a package. |