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Python Library Reference

Note: this is an unofficial posting of the official python documentation. So PLEASE DON'T modify the existing text! It will probably just be overwritten and no one will realize you've done it. PLEASE DO add any and all comments at the end of the section they apply to. That's what it's for!

Python Compiler Package

19.1 The basic interface

19.2 Limitations

19.3 Python Abstract Syntax

19.3.1 AST Nodes 19.3.2 Assignment nodes 19.3.3 Examples

19.4 Using Visitors to Walk ASTs

19.5 Bytecode Generation

CategoryDocumentation

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