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Guido van Rossum5f858801995-03-02 15:51:27 +00001This directory contains a number of Python programs that are useful
2while building or extending Python.
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4bgen Generate complete extension modules from a
5 description. Still under development!
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Jeremy Hylton20b2ca92000-08-04 17:03:58 +00007compiler A Python source to bytecode compiler written in
8 Python, including an interface for manipulating
9 abstract syntax trees. Still under development.
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Guido van Rossuma11b0411997-08-28 02:41:33 +000011faqwiz FAQ Wizard.
12 See http://grail.cnri.reston.va.us/cgi-bin/faqw.py
13 for a live example.
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Guido van Rossum5f858801995-03-02 15:51:27 +000015freeze Create a stand-alone executable from a Python program.
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17modulator Interactively generate boiler plate for an extension
Jack Jansen5214a291995-06-20 12:32:43 +000018 module. Works easiest if you have Tk.
Guido van Rossum5f858801995-03-02 15:51:27 +000019
Guido van Rossum9cd9fbb1998-04-10 20:58:53 +000020scripts A number of useful single-file programs, e.g. tabnanny.py
21 (by Tim Peters), which checks for inconsistent mixing
22 of tabs and spaces.
Guido van Rossuma11b0411997-08-28 02:41:33 +000023
Fredrik Lundhe9133f72000-09-25 17:59:57 +000024unicode Tools used to generate unicode database files for
25 Python 2.0 (by Fredrik Lundh).
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Guido van Rossumc4b9af71997-12-23 19:03:42 +000027versioncheck A tool to automate checking whether you have the latest
28 version of a package (by Jack Jansen).
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Guido van Rossuma11b0411997-08-28 02:41:33 +000030webchecker A link checker for web sites.