ANN: PyBison - high-performance Python Parser

[David McNab]

Hi,

Announcing PyBison, a framework for writing high-performance, full 
LALR(1) parsers in Python, which automatically create and hook in to 
Bison/Yacc-generated C parser code.

http://www.freenet.org.nz/python/pybison

Same genre as packages like PLY, YAPPS etc.

Users write a Parser class in Python. Upon instantiation of that class, 
the parent class loads (or generates) a shared library file containing 
the parser-specific C yyparse() code for the parser. The generation 
process automatically introspects the user's class, extracting 
grammar/lexer definitions from docstrings and attributes, creating .y 
and .l files, compiling these and linking these to the shared lib. All 
done automagically in the background.

At the price of depending on the presence of a C compiler/linker, Python 
development libs/headers, Pyrex, plus bison and flex, PyBison delivers a 
parser framework offering the ease and comfort of Python, with the raw 
power and (most of) the speed of the raw C parser tools.

Release status: Alpha, version 0.1.1

Distribution includes examples, walkthrough document and API reference.

Bug reports, requests, patches etc, please send to me.

Enjoy

Cheers
David