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compile existed before and is nowhere the full compiler module. ast is closer.

user395760
– user395760

2012-08-07 22:08:44 +00:00
Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 22:08
But compile wants filenames and such. I just want to check a string, not read or write to any files.

asmeurer
– asmeurer

2012-08-07 22:13:16 +00:00
Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 22:13
Just pass something like <string> as filename. Full details in the linked docs.

leoluk
– leoluk

2012-08-07 22:15:37 +00:00
Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 22:15
Aside from that, the compile function has a few quirks (requires specific newline characters, and raises a TypeError out of friggin' nowhere when there are NUL bytes in the input) other options don't have.

user395760
– user395760

2012-08-07 22:19:57 +00:00
Commented Aug 7, 2012 at 22:19

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