setup.py中的相关代码首先尝试查找pgen
pgen = find_executable(
'pgen', os.pathsep.join([os.environ['PATH'], os.path.join(get_python_inc(), '..', 'Parser')]))
if not pgen:
print ("Unable to find pgen, not compiling formal grammar.")
如果找到 pgen,则将文件 Cython/Parser/Grammar 作为参数提供给 pgen
else:
parser_dir = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'Cython', 'Parser')
grammar = os.path.join(parser_dir, 'Grammar')
subprocess.check_call([
pgen,
os.path.join(grammar),
os.path.join(parser_dir, 'graminit.h'),
os.path.join(parser_dir, 'graminit.c'),
])
Cython/Parser/Grammar的第一行,
# Grammar for Cython, based on the Grammar for Python 3
# Note: This grammar is not yet used by the Cython parser and is subject to change.
该评论似乎表明即使 pgen 可用,它生成的代码也不会被使用。