On Sat, 16 May 2015 13:58:46 -0700 (PDT)
"Edward K. Ream" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Beautifying, reformatting or otherwise "improving" code could
> potentially change its meaning.  Neither unit tests nor visual
> inspection suffices to show that the old code is equivalent to the
> new.
> 
> Leo should have a script or command that will cache the underlying
> meaning: either an Ast or opcodes. The workflow would be:
> 
> - Capture the meaning of files before they change.
> - Beautify or otherwise change the files.
> - Compare the old or new meanings.
> 
> This would be so much safer than inspecting diffs. I'll see what I
> can do today...
> 
> This would be an important tool.  With it, ambitious pep-8 related 
> transformations could be undertaken safely.

No PEP 8 transformations should be made without watching this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf-BqAjZb8M

Cheers -Terry

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