Comment on Understanding Python BytecodeComments−bnasty57611yWhat is this used for? This went right over my head.−maxerickson11yThe byte code here is an implementation detail of an interpreter for the Python programming language. Wikipedia seems to have decent coverage:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BytecodeSomeone at Coverity would likely be interested in understanding it to use in analyzing source code. They use automatic analysis to find defects.−RubyPinch11yan example that comes to mind, Pony ORM uses it to convert a generator expression to SQL, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16115713/how-pony-orm-do...
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What is this used for? This went right over my head.
The byte code here is an implementation detail of an interpreter for the Python programming language. Wikipedia seems to have decent coverage:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bytecode
Someone at Coverity would likely be interested in understanding it to use in analyzing source code. They use automatic analysis to find defects.
an example that comes to mind, Pony ORM uses it to convert a generator expression to SQL, https://stackoverflow.com/questions/16115713/how-pony-orm-do...