Howto get the argument defaults of a function using an AST-object?

[stefan]

Hi,

for a school project I'm trying to analyze some python modules. I just
struggeld over a little detail I cannot solve:

shortened example of walking trough an AST with my own visitor:

class MyVisitor:
def visitFunction(s elf, t):
# Here I do not know know how to associate the default values
in t.defaults
# with the arguments in t.argnames
params = '???' # howto join the right args with their
default???
print "def %s(%s)" % (t.name, params)

fname = 'test.py'
ast = compiler.parseF ile(fname)
compiler.walk(a st, MyVisitor())

I can only get a list with the arguments or the defaults. The following
examples would return the same:

def foo(x, y=True)
def foo(x=True, y)

Anyone an idea?

Thanks,

Stefan

[Fredrik Lundh]

st****@mayr-stefan.de wrote:

I can only get a list with the arguments or the defaults. The following
examples would return the same:

def foo(x, y=True)
def foo(x=True, y)

the latter is a syntax error.

Anyone an idea?

the defaults array contains the defaults for the len(defaults) last arguments.

</F>

[stefan]

Fredrik Lundh schrieb:

....

def foo(x, y=True)
def foo(x=True, y)

the latter is a syntax error.
...

the defaults array contains the defaults for the len(defaults) last arguments.

And again the own stupidity: I didn't check all my testcases for syntax
errors.

Thanks a lot,

Stefan