gast_parse_python_source_and_convert_to_standard_ast.py

1import gast
2import ast
3
4# The source code to be parsed
5code = "print('Hello, GAST!')"
6
7# Parse the code into a Generic AST (gast) tree
8# gast.parse provides a version-independent AST representation
9tree = gast.parse(code)
10
11# gast nodes are compatible with many ast-based tools
12# You can transform the gast tree back into a standard ast tree
13ast_tree = gast.gast_to_ast(tree)
14
15# Verify by compiling and executing the resulting AST
16exec(compile(ast_tree, filename="<ast>", mode="exec"))