On Friday 29 September 2006 00:30, Jeremy Hylton wrote: > On 9/23/06, Anthony Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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.
I think it's extremely likely that the AST format will change over time - with major releases. I'd just like to guarantee that we won't mess with it other than that. Anthony -- Anthony Baxter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> It's never too late to have a happy childhood. _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
