hpython provides an abstract syntax tree for Python 3.5, along with a parser, printer,
and syntax checker. It also contains optics for working with the AST, and a DSL for writing
Python programs directly in Haskell.
Features
Formatting-preserving syntax tree
Parser and printer, with a round-trip law: print ∘ parse ≡ id
Optics for manipulating the syntax tree
Indentation, syntax, and scope checking
The syntax tree is indexed by its level of validation, to distinguish between
syntactically valid Python and unvalidated code
We think the print-parse identity is important. language-python discards lexical
information like indentation levels and spacing, which means there is big cost to
using it to modify human-written code. hpython retains formatting information
in a way that has minimal impact when using the library. This means that program
transformations change as little formatting as possible.
We want to use types to precisely model the domain. language-python unifies
Python 2 and 3 into a single data structure. We disagree with this choice,
because Python 2 and 3 have different, non-compatible features. In Haskell terms,
they are different datatypes with a large amount of overlap. Our goal is to make
this difference visible in the type system without increasing code repetition.
There are other minor places where language-python has made similar concessions,
like in the treatment of 'starred expressions' (which are not really expressions
at all).
Development Pipeline
Support other versions of Python while re-using as much common code as possible
Style configs for the DSL
Human readable validation errors, with source spans
Contribution
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