ast — Easy Examples

Parse Python source into an Abstract Syntax Tree

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Getting started with ast

Basic import and usage of the ast module.

python
import ast

code = "x = [i**2 for i in range(10) if i % 2 == 0]"
tree = ast.parse(code)
print(ast.dump(tree, indent=2))

The ast module is part of Python's standard library. Parse Python source into an Abstract Syntax Tree.

Common ast operations

Frequently used functions from the ast module.

python
# More ast examples
import ast

print(f"ast module loaded successfully")
print(f"Location: {ast.__name__}")
print(f"Has {len(dir(ast))} attributes")

These are the most commonly used features of the ast module.

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