macropy3 1.1.0b2

Macros for Python: Quasiquotes, Case Classes, LINQ and more!

MacroPy is an implementation of Syntactic Macros in the Python Programming Language. MacroPy provides a mechanism for user-defined functions (macros) to perform transformations on the abstract syntax tree (AST) of a Python program at import time. This is an easy way to enhance the semantics of a Python program in ways which are otherwise impossible, for example providing an extremely concise way of declaring classes.

Python like you’ve never seen before

MacroPy allows you to create constructs which are impossible to have in normal python code, such as:

Tracing

with trace:
    sum([x + 5 for x in range(3)])

# sum([x + 5 for x in range(3)])
# range(3) -> [0, 1, 2]
# x + 5 -> 5
# x + 5 -> 6
# x + 5 -> 7
# [x + 5 for x in range(3)] -> [5, 6, 7]
# sum([x + 5 for x in range(3)]) -> 18

Quick Lambdas

print(list(map(f[_[0]], ['omg', 'wtf', 'bbq'])))
# ['o', 'w', 'b']

print(list(reduce(f[_ + _], ['omg', 'wtf', 'bbq'])))
# 'omgwtfbbq

Case Classes

@case
class Point(x, y): pass

p = Point(1, 2)

print str(p)    #Point(1, 2)
print p.x       #1
print p.y       #2
print Point(1, 2) == Point(1, 2) # True

and more! See the docs at http://macropy3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

Requirements

MacroPy3 is tested to run on CPython 3.4 or newer and PyPy 3.5. I has no current support for Jython. MacroPy3 is also available on PyPI.

Installation

Just execute a:

$ pip install macropy3

if you want to use macros that require external libraries in order to work, you can automatically install those dependencies by installing one of the pinq or pyxl extras like this:

$ pip install macropy3[pinq,pyxl]

then have a look at the docs at http://macropy3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/.

How to contribute

We’re open to contributions, so send us your ideas/questions/issues/pull-requests and we’ll do our best to accommodate you! You can ask questions on the Google Group and on the Gitter channel or file bugs on thee issues page.

Credits

MacroPy was initially created as a final project for the MIT class 6.945: Adventures in Advanced Symbolic Programming, taught by Gerald Jay Sussman and Pavel Panchekha. Inspiration was taken from project such as Scala Macros, Karnickel and Pyxl.

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2013-2018, Li Haoyi, Justin Holmgren, Alberto Berti and all the other contributors

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Changelog

1.1.0 (unreleased)

1.1.0b2 (2018-05-12)

• Fix readme.

1.1.0b1 (2018-05-12)

• Fix and re-enable the SaveExporter() class.

• Fix some issues with pattern matching module requiring non obvious imports from user’s side.

• Fix pattern matching macro need to import _matching symbol

• Add an OptionalMatcher to pattern matching macro to support exclusive or conditions.

• Refactor documentation using sphinx.

• Refactor the macro expansion core code. Now the macro expansion order is from inside-out. This allows to use macros inside other macro’s body.

• Added support for Python 3.4.

• Added SELECT * FROM country emulation in pinq macro.

• Update the examples.

• Update tco and pyxl macros.

• Prevent the import hooks from raising errors.

1.0.4.dev2 (2017-09-08)

• Add MANIFEST.in;

1.0.4.dev1 (2017-09-08)

• Updated the import machinery and macro detection to be compatible with Python 3.5+.

• Removed support for Python 2, supporting it would require a way to manage differences at the ast level, but i don’t use Python2 anymore.

• Added support for Python 3.5+ in the form of new call arguments form and new AsyncFunctionDef.

• Basic scope analysis now available in the form of the @Scoped decorator, to be used in conjunction with @Walker.

1.0.3

• Error messages are now raised at run-time rather than at import time, with other improvements (double stack traces, catchability).

• @enum macro now has much better error messages

• Improved error messages for mis-use of stub functions outside their related macro (e.g. the u, name, ast stubs for the q/hq macros)

• Improved error messages for invalid case class signatures

• Hygienic Quasiquotes now allow lexical capture of module objects

1.0.2

• Removed unit test from PyPI distribution

1.0.1

• Fixed a bug in ast_ctx_fixer

• gen_sym() is now gen_sym(name="sym"), allowing you to override the base name

• Implemented macropy.case_classes.enum macro

• Implemented macropy.quick_lambda.lazy and macropy.quick_lambda.interned macros