Lexical analyzers and parsers

[Mike Fletcher]

http://starship.skyport.net/~mcfletch/

Has the VRML processing libraries (based on mcf.pars (i.e. the package is in
there)) and the simpleparse package (the one based on mxTextTools.  It seems
Andrew's page assumed the new starship (to which I still haven't added the
updated packages).

Suppose I should do that when I get a chance.
Mike
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  Mike C. Fletcher -- Virtual Environment Designer
                         mcfletch at vrtelecom.com
                        http://www.vrtelecom.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Michael Hudson [SMTP:mwh21 at cam.ac.uk]
> Sent:	Tuesday, April 13, 1999 6:00 AM
> To:	python-list at cwi.nl
> Subject:	Re: Lexical analyzers and parsers
> 
> "Andrew M. Kuchling" <akuchlin at cnri.reston.va.us> writes:
> > Julien Oster writes:
> > >What about lexical analyzers and parsers?
> > >
> > >Under C I use bison/yacc and (f)lex. Under python, I can either
> implement this
> > >stuff using C or try to write my parsers on my own, which is real pain.
> > 
> > 	There are actually a bunch of different systems available; see
> > http://starship.python.net/crew/amk/python/string.html#parsing
> > for a list.  (If I've missed any, let me know.)
> 
> A lot of those links are a bit dated:
> 
> kwParsing should probably link www.chordate.com, not the starship
> mcf.pars seems to have gone missing; I can't find it at any rate.
> "A parser generator based on M.-A. Lemburg's mxTextTools" likewise
> The link to PyBison got me a "connection refused"; this may be
> temporary (or not)
> 
> These are the first four on the list, which is a little disconcerting!
> 
> All the others work.
> 
> Now I have to find one I can use..
> 
> HTH
> 
> Michael Hudson