[Python-Dev] DRAFT: python-dev Summary for 2005-10-16 to 2005-10-31

[Brett Cannon]

On 11/21/05, Simon Burton <simon at arrowtheory.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2005 13:36:36 +1300
> Tony Meyer <tony.meyer at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > --------------
> > AST for Python
> > --------------
> >
> > As of October 21st, Python's compiler now uses a real Abstract Syntax
> > Tree (AST)!  This should make experimenting with new syntax much
> > easier, as well as allowing some optimizations that were difficult
> > with the previous Concrete Syntax Tree (CST).
>
> > While there is no
> > Python interface to the AST yet, one is intended for the not-so-
> > distant future.
>
> OK, who is doing this ? I am mad keen to get this happening.
>

No one yet.  Some ideas have been tossed around (read the thread for
details), but no one has sat down to hammer out the details.  Might
happen at PyCon.

-Brett