[Python-Dev] AST structure and maintenance branches

[Jeremy Hylton]

On 9/23/06, Anthony Baxter <anthony at interlink.com.au> wrote:
> I'd like to propose that the AST format returned by passing PyCF_ONLY_AST to
> compile() get the same guarantee in maintenance branches as the bytecode
> format - that is, unless it's absolutely necessary, we'll keep it the same.
> Otherwise anyone trying to write tools to manipulate the AST is in for a
> massive world of hurt.
>
> Anyone have any problems with this, or can it be added to PEP 6?

It's possible we should poll developers of other Python
implementations and find out if anyone has objections to supporting
this AST format.  But in principle, it sounds like a good idea to me.

Jeremy