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

[Simon Burton]

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 11:31:34 -0800
Brett Cannon <bcannon at gmail.com> wrote:

> 
> 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

Yes, i've been reading the threads but I don't see anything about a python interface.
Why I'm asking is because I could probably convince my employer to let me (or an intern) work on it.
And pycon is not until febuary. I am likely to start hacking on this before then.

Simon.

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