# Grammar for Python, version 4 # Changes compared to version 3: # Removed 'dir' statement. # Function call argument is a testlist instead of exprlist. # Changes compared to version 2: # The syntax of Boolean operations is changed to use more # conventional priorities: or < and < not. # Changes compared to version 1: # modules and scripts are unified; # 'quit' is gone (use ^D); # empty_stmt is gone, replaced by explicit NEWLINE where appropriate; # 'import' and 'def' aren't special any more; # added 'from' NAME option on import clause, and '*' to import all; # added class definition. # 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; # expr_input is the input for the input() function; # eval_input is the input for the eval() function. # NB: compound_stmt in single_input is followed by extra NEWLINE! single_input: NEWLINE | simple_stmt | compound_stmt NEWLINE file_input: (NEWLINE | stmt)* ENDMARKER expr_input: testlist NEWLINE eval_input: testlist ENDMARKER funcdef: 'def' NAME parameters ':' suite parameters: '(' [fplist] ')' fplist: fpdef (',' fpdef)* fpdef: NAME | '(' fplist ')' stmt: simple_stmt | compound_stmt simple_stmt: expr_stmt | print_stmt | pass_stmt | del_stmt | flow_stmt | import_stmt expr_stmt: (exprlist '=')* exprlist NEWLINE # For assignments, additional restrictions enforced by the interpreter print_stmt: 'print' (test ',')* [test] NEWLINE del_stmt: 'del' exprlist NEWLINE pass_stmt: 'pass' NEWLINE flow_stmt: break_stmt | return_stmt | raise_stmt break_stmt: 'break' NEWLINE return_stmt: 'return' [testlist] NEWLINE raise_stmt: 'raise' expr [',' expr] NEWLINE import_stmt: 'import' NAME (',' NAME)* NEWLINE | 'from' NAME 'import' ('*' | NAME (',' NAME)*) NEWLINE compound_stmt: if_stmt | while_stmt | for_stmt | try_stmt | funcdef | classdef if_stmt: 'if' test ':' suite ('elif' test ':' suite)* ['else' ':' suite] while_stmt: 'while' test ':' suite ['else' ':' suite] for_stmt: 'for' exprlist 'in' exprlist ':' suite ['else' ':' suite] try_stmt: 'try' ':' suite (except_clause ':' suite)* ['finally' ':' suite] except_clause: 'except' [expr [',' expr]] suite: simple_stmt | NEWLINE INDENT NEWLINE* (stmt NEWLINE*)+ DEDENT 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: term (('+'|'-') term)* term: factor (('*'|'/'|'%') factor)* factor: ('+'|'-') factor | atom trailer* atom: '(' [testlist] ')' | '[' [testlist] ']' | '{' '}' | '`' testlist '`' | NAME | NUMBER | STRING trailer: '(' [testlist] ')' | '[' subscript ']' | '.' NAME subscript: expr | [expr] ':' [expr] exprlist: expr (',' expr)* [','] testlist: test (',' test)* [','] classdef: 'class' NAME parameters ['=' baselist] ':' suite baselist: atom arguments (',' atom arguments)* arguments: '(' [testlist] ')'