Start of a source code unparser.

Demo/parser/README

 These files are from the large example of using the `parser' module.  Refer
 to the Python Library Reference for more information.
 
+It also contains examples for the AST parser.
+
 Files:
 ------
 
@@ -22,4 +24,8 @@ Files:
 
 	test_parser.py  program to put the parser module through its paces.
 
+	unparse.py	AST (2.5) based example to recreate source code
+			from an AST. This is incomplete; contributions
+			are welcome.
+
 Enjoy!

Demo/parser/unparse.py

+"Usage: unparse.py <path to source file>"
+import sys
+
+class Unparser:
+    """Methods in this class recursively traverse an AST and
+    output source code for the abstract syntax; original formatting
+    is disregarged. """
+
+    def __init__(self, tree, file = sys.stdout):
+        """Unparser(tree, file=sys.stdout) -> None.
+         Print the source for tree to file."""
+        self.f = file
+        self._indent = 0
+        self.dispatch(tree)
+        self.f.flush()
+       
+    def fill(self, text = ""):
+        "Indent a piece of text, according to the current indentation level"
+        self.f.write("\n"+"    "*self._indent + text)
+        
+    def write(self, text):
+        "Append a piece of text to the current line."
+        self.f.write(text)
+        
+    def enter(self):
+        "Print ':', and increase the indentation."
+        self.write(":")
+        self._indent += 1
+    
+    def leave(self):
+        "Decrease the indentation level."
+        self._indent -= 1
+    
+    def dispatch(self, tree):
+        "Dispatcher function, dispatching tree type T to method _T."
+        if isinstance(tree, list):
+            for t in tree:
+                self.dispatch(t)
+            return
+        meth = getattr(self, "_"+tree.__class__.__name__)
+        meth(tree)
+
+
+    ############### Unparsing methods ######################
+    # There should be one method per concrete grammar type #
+    # Constructors should be grouped by sum type. Ideally, #
+    # this would follow the order in the grammar, but      #
+    # currently doesn't.                                   #
+    ########################################################
+
+    def _Module(self, tree):
+        for stmt in tree.body:
+            self.dispatch(stmt)
+    
+    # stmt
+    def _Expr(self, tree):
+        self.fill()
+        self.dispatch(tree.value)
+        
+    def _Import(self, t):
+        self.fill("import ")
+        first = True
+        for a in t.names:
+            if first:
+                first = False
+            else:
+                self.write(", ")
+            self.write(a.name)
+            if a.asname:
+                self.write(" as "+a.asname)
+                
+    def _Assign(self, t):
+        self.fill()
+        for target in t.targets:
+            self.dispatch(target)
+            self.write(" = ")
+        self.dispatch(t.value)
+        
+    def _ClassDef(self, t):
+        self.write("\n")
+        self.fill("class "+t.name)
+        if t.bases:
+            self.write("(")
+            for a in t.bases:
+                self.dispatch(a)
+                self.write(", ")
+            self.write(")")
+        self.enter()
+        self.dispatch(t.body)
+        self.leave()
+        
+    def _FunctionDef(self, t):
+        self.write("\n")
+        self.fill("def "+t.name + "(")
+        self.dispatch(t.args)
+        self.enter()
+        self.dispatch(t.body)
+        self.leave()
+        
+    def _If(self, t):
+        self.fill("if ")
+        self.dispatch(t.test)
+        self.enter()
+        # XXX elif?
+        self.dispatch(t.body)
+        self.leave()
+        if t.orelse:
+            self.fill("else")
+            self.enter()
+            self.dispatch(t.orelse)
+            self.leave()
+    
+    # expr 
+    def _Str(self, tree):
+        self.write(repr(tree.s))
+
+    def _Name(self, t):
+        self.write(t.id)
+        
+    def _List(self, t):
+        self.write("[")
+        for e in t.elts:
+            self.dispatch(e)
+            self.write(", ")
+        self.write("]")
+        
+    unop = {"Invert":"~", "Not": "not", "UAdd":"+", "USub":"-"}
+    def _UnaryOp(self, t):
+        self.write(self.unop[t.op.__class__.__name__])
+        self.write("(")
+        self.dispatch(t.operand)
+        self.write(")")
+        
+    # others
+    def _arguments(self, t):
+        first = True
+        # XXX t.defaults
+        for a in t.args:
+            if first:first = False
+            else: self.write(", ")
+            self.dispatch(a)
+        if t.vararg:
+            if first:first = False
+            else: self.write(", ")
+            self.write("*"+t.vararg)
+        if t.kwarg:
+            if first:first = False
+            else: self.write(", ")
+            self.write("**"+self.kwarg)
+        self.write(")")
+    
+def roundtrip(filename):
+    source = open(filename).read()
+    tree = compile(source, filename, "exec", 0x400)
+    Unparser(tree)
+    
+if __name__=='__main__':
+    roundtrip(sys.argv[1])