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## Summary This PR adds a basic README for the `ruff_python_parser` crate and updates the CONTRIBUTING docs with the fuzzer and benchmark section. Additionally, it also updates some inline documentation within the parser crate and splits the `parse_program` function into `parse_single_expression` and `parse_module` which will be called by matching against the `Mode`. This PR doesn't go into too much internal detail around the parser logic due to the following reasons: 1. Where should the docs go? Should it be as a module docs in `lib.rs` or in README? 2. The parser is still evolving and could include a lot of refactors with the future work (feedback loop and improved error recovery and resilience) --------- Co-authored-by: Alex Waygood <Alex.Waygood@Gmail.com>
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# Ruff Python Parser
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Ruff's Python parser is a hand-written [recursive descent parser] which can parse
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Python source code into an Abstract Syntax Tree (AST). It also utilizes the [Pratt
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parsing](https://matklad.github.io/2020/04/13/simple-but-powerful-pratt-parsing.html)
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technique to parse expressions with different [precedence](https://docs.python.org/3/reference/expressions.html#operator-precedence).
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Try out the parser in the [playground](https://play.ruff.rs/?secondary=AST).
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## Python version support
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The parser supports the latest Python syntax, which is currently Python 3.12.
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It does not throw syntax errors if it encounters a syntax feature that is not
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supported by the [`target-version`](https://docs.astral.sh/ruff/settings/#target-version).
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This will be fixed in a future release (see <https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues/6591>).
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## Contributing
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Refer to the [contributing guidelines](./CONTRIBUTING.md) to get started and GitHub issues with the
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[parser label](https://github.com/astral-sh/ruff/issues?q=is:open+is:issue+label:parser) for issues that need help.
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[recursive descent parser]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recursive_descent_parser
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