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diff --git a/python/astroid/README b/python/astroid/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ddfdb8c032 --- /dev/null +++ b/python/astroid/README @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +The aim of this module is to provide a common base representation of +python source code for projects such as pychecker, pyreverse, +pylint... Well, actually the development of this library is essentially +governed by pylint's needs. It used to be called logilab-astng. + +It provides a compatible representation which comes from the `_ast` +module. It rebuilds the tree generated by the builtin _ast module by +recursively walking down the AST and building an extended ast. The new +node classes have additional methods and attributes for different +usages. They include some support for static inference and local name +scopes. Furthermore, astroid builds partial trees by inspecting living +objects. |