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# 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:

- `parser` — Access Python parse trees
  - Creating ST Objects
  - Converting ST Objects
  - Queries on ST Objects
  - Exceptions and Error Handling
  - ST Objects
  - Examples
    - Emulation of `compile()`
    - Information Discovery

- Abstract Syntax Trees
  - Node classes
  - Abstract Grammar
  - `ast` Helpers

- `symtable` — Access to the compiler’s symbol tables
  - Generating Symbol Tables
  - Examining Symbol Tables

- `symbol` — Constants used with Python parse trees

- `token` — Constants used with Python parse trees

- `keyword` — Testing for Python keywords

- `tokenize` — Tokenizer for Python source

- `tabnanny` — Detection of ambiguous indentation

- `pyclbr` — Python class browser support
  - Class Objects
  - Function Objects

- `py_compile` — Compile Python source files

- `compileall` — Byte-compile Python libraries

- `dis` — Disassembler for Python bytecode
  - Python Bytecode Instructions

- `pickletools` — Tools for pickle developers.

- `distutils` — Building and installing Python modules

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