Edit Python code programmatically

[Guilherme Polo]

2008/2/9, Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel at googlemail.com>:
> On Feb 9, 12:32 pm, "Guilherme Polo" <ggp... at gmail.com> wrote:
>  > 2008/2/9, Alex <noname9... at gmail.com>:
>  >
>  > > Guilherme Polo wrote:
>  > >  > 2008/2/9, Alex <noname9... at gmail.com>:
>
> >
>  > >  >> Which library could you recommend to perform simple editing of Python
>  > >  >>  code (from Python program)? For example, open *.py file, find specific
>  > >  >>  function definition, add another function call inside, find existing
>  > >  >>  call and change parameter value, etc.
>  > >  > You are after inspect, it is included with python.
>  >
>  > > Yes, I forgot to mention - I'm new to Python. I didn't necessary mention
>  > >  3rd party library. Simply such wasn't mentioned in library review and
>  > >  tutorials, so I didn't know of it. What's the module's name?
>  >
>
> > inspect is a module, inspect is the name. It is not a module for
>  > editing Python code per se, but it will help with the other part.
>
>
> I don't think the OP wants to edit python code *objects*, rather he
>  wants to edit python *source* code programmatically.  Inspect is not
>  the tool for this.

I didn't tell him to use inspect to edit python code, I said it was
useful for the other part. The other part, as he mentioned on his
email is: "find specific
function definition, add another function call inside, find existing
call".

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