
Full Grammar specification
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This is the full Python grammar, as it is read by the parser generator
and used to parse Python source files:

   # Grammar for Python

   # Note:  Changing the grammar specified in this file will most likely
   #        require corresponding changes in the parser module
   #        (../Modules/parsermodule.c).  If you can't make the changes to
   #        that module yourself, please co-ordinate the required changes
   #        with someone who can; ask around on python-dev for help.  Fred
   #        Drake <fdrake@acm.org> will probably be listening there.

   # NOTE WELL: You should also follow all the steps listed in PEP 306,
   # "How to Change Python's Grammar"

   # Start symbols for the grammar:
   #       single_input is a single interactive statement;
   #       file_input is a module or sequence of commands read from an input file;
   #       eval_input is the input for the eval() and input() functions.
   # NB: compound_stmt in single_input is followed by extra NEWLINE!
   single_input: NEWLINE | simple_stmt | compound_stmt NEWLINE
   file_input: (NEWLINE | stmt)* ENDMARKER
   eval_input: testlist NEWLINE* ENDMARKER

   decorator: '@' dotted_name [ '(' [arglist] ')' ] NEWLINE
   decorators: decorator+
   decorated: decorators (classdef | funcdef)
   funcdef: 'def' NAME parameters ['->' test] ':' suite
   parameters: '(' [typedargslist] ')'
   typedargslist: (tfpdef ['=' test] (',' tfpdef ['=' test])* [','
          ['*' [tfpdef] (',' tfpdef ['=' test])* [',' '**' tfpdef] | '**' tfpdef]]
        |  '*' [tfpdef] (',' tfpdef ['=' test])* [',' '**' tfpdef] | '**' tfpdef)
   tfpdef: NAME [':' test]
   varargslist: (vfpdef ['=' test] (',' vfpdef ['=' test])* [','
          ['*' [vfpdef] (',' vfpdef ['=' test])* [',' '**' vfpdef] | '**' vfpdef]]
        |  '*' [vfpdef] (',' vfpdef ['=' test])* [',' '**' vfpdef] | '**' vfpdef)
   vfpdef: NAME

   stmt: simple_stmt | compound_stmt
   simple_stmt: small_stmt (';' small_stmt)* [';'] NEWLINE
   small_stmt: (expr_stmt | del_stmt | pass_stmt | flow_stmt |
                import_stmt | global_stmt | nonlocal_stmt | assert_stmt)
   expr_stmt: testlist_star_expr (augassign (yield_expr|testlist) |
                        ('=' (yield_expr|testlist_star_expr))*)
   testlist_star_expr: (test|star_expr) (',' (test|star_expr))* [',']
   augassign: ('+=' | '-=' | '*=' | '/=' | '%=' | '&=' | '|=' | '^=' |
               '<<=' | '>>=' | '**=' | '//=')
   # For normal assignments, additional restrictions enforced by the interpreter
   del_stmt: 'del' exprlist
   pass_stmt: 'pass'
   flow_stmt: break_stmt | continue_stmt | return_stmt | raise_stmt | yield_stmt
   break_stmt: 'break'
   continue_stmt: 'continue'
   return_stmt: 'return' [testlist]
   yield_stmt: yield_expr
   raise_stmt: 'raise' [test ['from' test]]
   import_stmt: import_name | import_from
   import_name: 'import' dotted_as_names
   # note below: the ('.' | '...') is necessary because '...' is tokenized as ELLIPSIS
   import_from: ('from' (('.' | '...')* dotted_name | ('.' | '...')+)
                 'import' ('*' | '(' import_as_names ')' | import_as_names))
   import_as_name: NAME ['as' NAME]
   dotted_as_name: dotted_name ['as' NAME]
   import_as_names: import_as_name (',' import_as_name)* [',']
   dotted_as_names: dotted_as_name (',' dotted_as_name)*
   dotted_name: NAME ('.' NAME)*
   global_stmt: 'global' NAME (',' NAME)*
   nonlocal_stmt: 'nonlocal' NAME (',' NAME)*
   assert_stmt: 'assert' test [',' test]

   compound_stmt: if_stmt | while_stmt | for_stmt | try_stmt | with_stmt | funcdef | classdef | decorated
   if_stmt: 'if' test ':' suite ('elif' test ':' suite)* ['else' ':' suite]
   while_stmt: 'while' test ':' suite ['else' ':' suite]
   for_stmt: 'for' exprlist 'in' testlist ':' suite ['else' ':' suite]
   try_stmt: ('try' ':' suite
              ((except_clause ':' suite)+
               ['else' ':' suite]
               ['finally' ':' suite] |
              'finally' ':' suite))
   with_stmt: 'with' with_item (',' with_item)*  ':' suite
   with_item: test ['as' expr]
   # NB compile.c makes sure that the default except clause is last
   except_clause: 'except' [test ['as' NAME]]
   suite: simple_stmt | NEWLINE INDENT stmt+ DEDENT

   test: or_test ['if' or_test 'else' test] | lambdef
   test_nocond: or_test | lambdef_nocond
   lambdef: 'lambda' [varargslist] ':' test
   lambdef_nocond: 'lambda' [varargslist] ':' test_nocond
   or_test: and_test ('or' and_test)*
   and_test: not_test ('and' not_test)*
   not_test: 'not' not_test | comparison
   comparison: expr (comp_op expr)*
   comp_op: '<'|'>'|'=='|'>='|'<='|'<>'|'!='|'in'|'not' 'in'|'is'|'is' 'not'
   star_expr: '*' expr
   expr: xor_expr ('|' xor_expr)*
   xor_expr: and_expr ('^' and_expr)*
   and_expr: shift_expr ('&' shift_expr)*
   shift_expr: arith_expr (('<<'|'>>') arith_expr)*
   arith_expr: term (('+'|'-') term)*
   term: factor (('*'|'/'|'%'|'//') factor)*
   factor: ('+'|'-'|'~') factor | power
   power: atom trailer* ['**' factor]
   atom: ('(' [yield_expr|testlist_comp] ')' |
          '[' [testlist_comp] ']' |
          '{' [dictorsetmaker] '}' |
          NAME | NUMBER | STRING+ | '...' | 'None' | 'True' | 'False')
   testlist_comp: (test|star_expr) ( comp_for | (',' (test|star_expr))* [','] )
   trailer: '(' [arglist] ')' | '[' subscriptlist ']' | '.' NAME
   subscriptlist: subscript (',' subscript)* [',']
   subscript: test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop]
   sliceop: ':' [test]
   exprlist: (expr|star_expr) (',' (expr|star_expr))* [',']
   testlist: test (',' test)* [',']
   dictorsetmaker: ( (test ':' test (comp_for | (',' test ':' test)* [','])) |
                     (test (comp_for | (',' test)* [','])) )

   classdef: 'class' NAME ['(' [arglist] ')'] ':' suite

   arglist: (argument ',')* (argument [',']
                            |'*' test (',' argument)* [',' '**' test] 
                            |'**' test)
   # The reason that keywords are test nodes instead of NAME is that using NAME
   # results in an ambiguity. ast.c makes sure it's a NAME.
   argument: test [comp_for] | test '=' test  # Really [keyword '='] test
   comp_iter: comp_for | comp_if
   comp_for: 'for' exprlist 'in' or_test [comp_iter]
   comp_if: 'if' test_nocond [comp_iter]

   # not used in grammar, but may appear in "node" passed from Parser to Compiler
   encoding_decl: NAME

   yield_expr: 'yield' [testlist]
