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diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst deleted file mode 100644 index da22efd..0000000 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ /dev/null @@ -1,58 +0,0 @@ -PLY (Python Lex-Yacc) -===================== - -Requirements ------------- - -PLY requires the use of Python 3.6 or greater. Older versions -of Python are not supported. - -Overview --------- - -PLY is a 100% Python implementation of the lex and yacc tools -commonly used to write parsers and compilers. Parsing is -based on the same LALR(1) algorithm used by many yacc tools. -Here are a few notable features: - - - PLY provides *very* extensive error reporting and diagnostic - information to assist in parser construction. The original - implementation was developed for instructional purposes. As - a result, the system tries to identify the most common types - of errors made by novice users. - - - PLY provides full support for empty productions, error recovery, - precedence specifiers, and moderately ambiguous grammars. - - - PLY can be used to build parsers for "real" programming languages. - Although it is not ultra-fast due to its Python implementation, - PLY can be used to parse grammars consisting of several hundred - rules (as might be found for a language like C). - -More Documentation -================== - -Contents: - -.. toctree:: - :maxdepth: 3 - - ply - internals - -Resources -========= - -For a detailed overview of parsing theory, consult the excellent -book "Compilers : Principles, Techniques, and Tools" by Aho, Sethi, and -Ullman. The topics found in "Lex & Yacc" by Levine, Mason, and Brown -may also be useful. - -The GitHub page for PLY can be found at: - - https://github.com/dabeaz/ply - -Please direct bug reports and pull requests to the GitHub page. -To contact me directly, send email to dave@dabeaz.com or contact -me on Twitter (@dabeaz). - |