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31. Python compiler package

31.1 The basic interface

31.2 Limitations

31.3 Python Abstract Syntax

31.4 Using Visitors to Walk ASTs

31.5 Bytecode Generation

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31.5 Bytecode Generation

The code generator is a visitor that emits bytecodes. Each visit method can call the emit() method to emit a new bytecode. The basic code generator is specialized for modules, classes, and functions. An assembler converts that emitted instructions to the low-level bytecode format. It handles things like generator of constant lists of code objects and calculation of jump offsets.

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