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CPython Internal Developer Guide

How to Update Python Grammar

  1. Update Grammar/python.gram
  2. Create a Makefile 
    ./configure
  3. Update keyword.py 
    make regen-keyword
  4. Update parser.c 
    make regen-pegen
  5. Build codebase to create python 
    make -j4

Test your changes by running ./python.

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