9. Full Grammar specification — Python 2.7.18 documentation (original) (raw)

This is the full Python grammar, as it is read by the parser generator and used to parse Python source files:

Grammar for Python

Note: Changing the grammar specified in this file will most likely

require corresponding changes in the parser module

(../Modules/parsermodule.c). If you can't make the changes to

that module yourself, please co-ordinate the required changes

with someone who can; ask around on python-dev for help. Fred

Drake fdrake@acm.org will probably be listening there.

NOTE WELL: You should also follow all the steps listed in PEP 306,

"How to Change Python's Grammar"

Start symbols for the grammar:

single_input is a single interactive statement;

file_input is a module or sequence of commands read from an input file;

eval_input is the input for the eval() and input() functions.

NB: compound_stmt in single_input is followed by extra NEWLINE!

single_input: NEWLINE | simple_stmt | compound_stmt NEWLINE file_input: (NEWLINE | stmt)* ENDMARKER eval_input: testlist NEWLINE* ENDMARKER

decorator: '@' dotted_name [ '(' [arglist] ')' ] NEWLINE decorators: decorator+ decorated: decorators (classdef | funcdef) funcdef: 'def' NAME parameters ':' suite parameters: '(' [varargslist] ')' varargslist: ((fpdef ['=' test] ',')* ('' NAME [',' '' NAME] | '' NAME) | fpdef ['=' test] (',' fpdef ['=' test]) [',']) fpdef: NAME | '(' fplist ')' fplist: fpdef (',' fpdef)* [',']

stmt: simple_stmt | compound_stmt simple_stmt: small_stmt (';' small_stmt)* [';'] NEWLINE small_stmt: (expr_stmt | print_stmt | del_stmt | pass_stmt | flow_stmt | import_stmt | global_stmt | exec_stmt | assert_stmt) expr_stmt: testlist (augassign (yield_expr|testlist) | ('=' (yield_expr|testlist))) augassign: ('+=' | '-=' | '=' | '/=' | '%=' | '&=' | '|=' | '^=' | '<<=' | '>>=' | '**=' | '//=')

For normal assignments, additional restrictions enforced by the interpreter

print_stmt: 'print' ( [ test (',' test)* [','] ] | '>>' test [ (',' test)+ [','] ] ) del_stmt: 'del' exprlist pass_stmt: 'pass' flow_stmt: break_stmt | continue_stmt | return_stmt | raise_stmt | yield_stmt break_stmt: 'break' continue_stmt: 'continue' return_stmt: 'return' [testlist] yield_stmt: yield_expr raise_stmt: 'raise' [test [',' test [',' test]]] import_stmt: import_name | import_from import_name: 'import' dotted_as_names import_from: ('from' ('.'* dotted_name | '.'+) 'import' ('' | '(' import_as_names ')' | import_as_names)) import_as_name: NAME ['as' NAME] dotted_as_name: dotted_name ['as' NAME] import_as_names: import_as_name (',' import_as_name) [','] dotted_as_names: dotted_as_name (',' dotted_as_name)* dotted_name: NAME ('.' NAME)* global_stmt: 'global' NAME (',' NAME)* exec_stmt: 'exec' expr ['in' test [',' test]] assert_stmt: 'assert' test [',' test]

compound_stmt: if_stmt | while_stmt | for_stmt | try_stmt | with_stmt | funcdef | classdef | decorated if_stmt: 'if' test ':' suite ('elif' test ':' suite)* ['else' ':' suite] while_stmt: 'while' test ':' suite ['else' ':' suite] for_stmt: 'for' exprlist 'in' testlist ':' suite ['else' ':' suite] try_stmt: ('try' ':' suite ((except_clause ':' suite)+ ['else' ':' suite] ['finally' ':' suite] | 'finally' ':' suite)) with_stmt: 'with' with_item (',' with_item)* ':' suite with_item: test ['as' expr]

NB compile.c makes sure that the default except clause is last

except_clause: 'except' [test [('as' | ',') test]] suite: simple_stmt | NEWLINE INDENT stmt+ DEDENT

Backward compatibility cruft to support:

[ x for x in lambda: True, lambda: False if x() ]

even while also allowing:

lambda x: 5 if x else 2

(But not a mix of the two)

testlist_safe: old_test [(',' old_test)+ [',']] old_test: or_test | old_lambdef old_lambdef: 'lambda' [varargslist] ':' old_test

test: or_test ['if' or_test 'else' test] | lambdef or_test: and_test ('or' and_test)* and_test: not_test ('and' not_test)* not_test: 'not' not_test | comparison comparison: expr (comp_op expr)* comp_op: '<'|'>'|'=='|'>='|'<='|'<>'|'!='|'in'|'not' 'in'|'is'|'is' 'not' expr: xor_expr ('|' xor_expr)* xor_expr: and_expr ('^' and_expr)* and_expr: shift_expr ('&' shift_expr)* shift_expr: arith_expr (('<<'|'>>') arith_expr)* arith_expr: term (('+'|'-') term)* term: factor ((''|'/'|'%'|'//') factor) factor: ('+'|'-'|'~') factor | power power: atom trailer* ['' factor] atom: ('(' [yield_expr|testlist_comp] ')' | '[' [listmaker] ']' | '{' [dictorsetmaker] '}' | '' testlist1 '' | NAME | NUMBER | STRING+) listmaker: test ( list_for | (',' test) [','] ) testlist_comp: test ( comp_for | (',' test) [','] ) lambdef: 'lambda' [varargslist] ':' test trailer: '(' [arglist] ')' | '[' subscriptlist ']' | '.' NAME subscriptlist: subscript (',' subscript)* [','] subscript: '.' '.' '.' | test | [test] ':' [test] [sliceop] sliceop: ':' [test] exprlist: expr (',' expr)* [','] testlist: test (',' test)* [','] dictorsetmaker: ( (test ':' test (comp_for | (',' test ':' test)* [','])) | (test (comp_for | (',' test)* [','])) )

classdef: 'class' NAME ['(' [testlist] ')'] ':' suite

arglist: (argument ',')* (argument [','] |'' test (',' argument) [',' '' test] |'' test)

The reason that keywords are test nodes instead of NAME is that using NAME

results in an ambiguity. ast.c makes sure it's a NAME.

argument: test [comp_for] | test '=' test

list_iter: list_for | list_if list_for: 'for' exprlist 'in' testlist_safe [list_iter] list_if: 'if' old_test [list_iter]

comp_iter: comp_for | comp_if comp_for: 'for' exprlist 'in' or_test [comp_iter] comp_if: 'if' old_test [comp_iter]

testlist1: test (',' test)*

not used in grammar, but may appear in "node" passed from Parser to Compiler

encoding_decl: NAME

yield_expr: 'yield' [testlist]