Name

Grammar

Module

Python

Comment

shlex

C

included in distribution

Plex

C

lexical analysis module for Python, foundation for Pyrex. Plex 2.0.0 is Python 2 only. There is an experimental port to Python 3 (tested on Python 3.3)

Spark

GLR

Python

Yapps

LL(1)

Python

1-any, 2-1.5+

PyLR - (broken link)

LR(1) LALR(1)

C

kwParsing

PyBison

C

bison grammar with python code actions

Trap

LR

1.5.1+

PLY

SLR LALR(1)

Python

Python Lex-Yacc

ToyParserGenerator

2.2+

DParser

GLR

C

2.2+

grammar in doc strings

PyGgy - (broken link)

GLR

Python

2.2.1

pyPEG

PEG

Python

2.5+

SimpleParse

-

2.0+

requires mxTextTools

Martel

Python

2.0+

requires mxTextTools

mxTextTools

-

C

is not exactly a parser like we're used to, but it is a fast text-processing engine

pyparsing

Python

2.2+

parcon

Python

2.6+

Parser combinator library, similar to pyparsing

ANTLR

LL1+

Python

stand-alone tool in Java. Latest version can produce Python code

Yappy

LR(0) LR(1) SLR LALR(1)

Python

2.2+

ZestyParser

Python

Object-oriented, Pythonic parsing

Parsing

LR(1)

Python

2.5+

aperiot

LL(1)

Python

uses separate grammar files

yeanpypa

Python

inspired by pyparsing and boost::spirit

Wisent

LR(1)

Python

2.4+

has separate parser input file, parser output is a parse tree

RP

na

Python

2.6+

Simple parser using rule defined in BNF format

LEPL

Any

Python

2.6+,3+

Recursive descent with full backtracking and optional memoisation (which can handle left recursive grammars). So equivalent to GLR, but based on LL(k) core.

modgrammar

GLR

Python

3.1+

Recursive descent parser with full backtracking. Grammar elements and results are defined as Python classes, so are fully customizable. Supports ambiguous grammars.

funcparserlib

LL(*)

Python

2.4+

Recursive descent parsing library for Python based on functional combinators