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compile can also produce AST

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Benjamin Peterson 2008-11-08 16:54:05 +00:00
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@ -199,11 +199,11 @@ are always available. They are listed here in alphabetical order.
.. function:: compile(source, filename, mode[, flags[, dont_inherit]])
Compile the *source* into a code object. Code objects can be
Compile the *source* into a code object or AST object. Code objects can be
executed by a call to :func:`exec` or evaluated by a call to
:func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST object.
Refer to the :mod:`_ast` module documentation for information on
how to compile into and from AST objects.
:func:`eval`. *source* can either be a string or an AST object. Refer to the
:mod:`_ast` module documentation for information on how to compile into and
from AST objects.
The *filename* argument should give the file from
which the code was read; pass some recognizable value if it wasn't