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-:mod:`!ast` --- Abstract Syntax Trees
+:mod:`!ast` --- Abstract syntax trees
=====================================
.. module:: ast
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ compiled into a Python code object using the built-in :func:`compile` function.
.. _abstract-grammar:
-Abstract Grammar
+Abstract grammar
----------------
The abstract grammar is currently defined as follows:
@@ -2156,10 +2156,10 @@ Async and await
of :class:`ast.operator`, :class:`ast.unaryop`, :class:`ast.cmpop`,
:class:`ast.boolop` and :class:`ast.expr_context`) on the returned tree
will be singletons. Changes to one will be reflected in all other
- occurrences of the same value (e.g. :class:`ast.Add`).
+ occurrences of the same value (for example, :class:`ast.Add`).
-:mod:`ast` Helpers
+:mod:`ast` helpers
------------------
Apart from the node classes, the :mod:`ast` module defines these utility functions
@@ -2484,7 +2484,7 @@ and classes for traversing abstract syntax trees:
.. _ast-compiler-flags:
-Compiler Flags
+Compiler flags
--------------
The following flags may be passed to :func:`compile` in order to change
@@ -2533,7 +2533,7 @@ effects on the compilation of a program:
.. _ast-cli:
-Command-Line Usage
+Command-line usage
------------------
.. versionadded:: 3.9
@@ -2572,6 +2572,28 @@ The following options are accepted:
Indentation of nodes in AST (number of spaces).
+.. option:: --feature-version <version>
+
+ Python version in the format 3.x (for example, 3.10). Defaults to the
+ current version of the interpreter.
+
+ .. versionadded:: next
+
+.. option:: -O <level>
+ --optimize <level>
+
+ Optimization level for parser. Defaults to no optimization.
+
+ .. versionadded:: next
+
+.. option:: --show-empty
+
+ Show empty lists and fields that are ``None``. Defaults to not showing empty
+ objects.
+
+ .. versionadded:: next
+
+
If :file:`infile` is specified its contents are parsed to AST and dumped
to stdout. Otherwise, the content is read from stdin.