Is it possible to seperate Python's Syntax checker from the Interpreter?

[Jason Keith Ergle]

I am developing a simple Python IDE for one of our apps.  I need to allow the users a simple way of checking the correctness of the syntax of their Python code.  I wanted to use the Python interpreter, but I cannot allow the user to execute their code at this point.  Is their a way I can force the interpreter to just do its syntax check, and then exit without attempting to execute the code?  Any hel would be appreciated, thanks.

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			-Jason Keith Ergle (ergle at cc.gatech.edu)