Edit Python code programmatically

[Steve Holden]

Guilherme Polo wrote:
> 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".
> 
Yes, the OP was a little ambiguous. So I ought to mention [sigh, these 
name] bicycle repair man

   http://bicyclerepair.sourceforge.net/

It provides refactoring functionality for Python, so may have some bits 
in it that will help (though I don't know how up to date it is).

regards
  Steve
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