Package: wnpp Severity: wishlist Package name : python-fissix Version : 19.2b1 Upstream Author : John Reese <j...@noswap.com> URL : https://github.com/jreese/fissix License : PSF Programming Lang: Python Description : backport of lib2to3, supporting the latest Python3 grammars, with enhancements
Fissix is a backport of lib2to3, a CST (concrete syntax tree) implementation, that supports various features and grammars that are more up-to-date than the latest upstream CPython version. It is the parser that Bowler uses to make safe, large scale code modifications and smart refactoring. It supports source written in both Python 2 and 3. As noted Fissix is a dependency of Bowler, and I am packaging Bowler because Rope isn't well maintained upstream, because Parso/Jedi do not yet support refactoring, and because Elpy (the Emacs Python IDE) has been hoping to move away from Rope for many years now. I plan to maintain it on the DPMT, I will need a sponsor for the initial upload, and I would very much appreciate a co-maintainer who has advanced Python expertise! Regards, Nicholas
