
Python Language Services
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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
  * Example: Emulation of ``compile()``
* ``ast`` --- 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
  * Command-line use
  * Public functions
* ``dis`` --- Disassembler for Python bytecode
  * Python Bytecode Instructions
* ``pickletools`` --- Tools for pickle developers
* ``distutils`` --- Building and installing Python modules