Python: get abstract syntax tree of imported function?

Question

Let's say I already imported a python module into the interpreter. How can I get the abstract syntax tree of the imported module (and any functions and classes inside it) in the interpreter? I do not want to rewrite the source files. Thank!

Answer 1

You may have found inspiration in this recipe:

• http://code.activestate.com/recipes/533146-ast-pretty-printer/

A function that displays the human-readable version of Python AST.

Or use compilerin conjunction with inspect(which, of course, uses the source):

>>> import compiler, inspect
>>> import re # for testing 
>>> compiler.parse(inspect.getsource(re))
Module('Support for regular expressions (RE). \n\nThis module provides ...

Answer 2

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