Python 3.6 AST module does not recognize async methods

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Python 3.6 AST module does not recognize async methods

When implementing a coroutine in Transcrypt , the Python compiler for JavaScript, I have the following strange problem.

Transcrypt uses its own CPython 3.6 parser to generate an AST. For the async global defs function, it generates an AsyncFunctionDef node. But for asynchronous methods, this is not so! However, CPython itself compiles asynchronous methods correctly.

So, the following code snippet works with CPython, but Transcrypt cannot run it, because the AST created by the CPython module AST does not seem to have AsyncFunctionDef node methods for methods (as opposed to global functions).

Thus, the following code snippet does NOT generate an AsyncFunctionDef node:

class C:
    def __init__ (self):
        self.aTime = 2

    async def g (self, waw, asio):
        print ('g0')
        await waw (self.aTime, asio)
        print ('g1')

? , ? - PEP 492.

:

from org.transcrypt.stubs.browser import __pragma__, __envir__

# Note that CPython will ignore all pragma's



# Provide waitAWhile for Transcrypt

__pragma__ ('js', '{}', '''
    function waitAWhile (aTime, asio) {
      return new Promise (resolve => {
        setTimeout (() => {
          resolve (aTime);
        }, 1000 * aTime);
      });
    }
''')



# Provide waitAWhile for CPython

__pragma__ ('skip') # Compile time, needed because import is done compile time

import asyncio

def waitAWhile (aTime, asio):
    return asio.sleep (aTime)

__pragma__ ('noskip')



# Actual code to be tested    

async def f (waw, asio):
    print ('f0')
    await waw (2, asio)
    print ('f1')

class C:
    def __init__ (self):
        self.aTime = 2

    async def g (self, waw, asio):
        print ('g0')
        await waw (self.aTime, asio)
        print ('g1')

c = C ()


# Just call async functions for Transcrypt, since in the browser JavaScript is event driven by default

if __envir__.executor_name == __envir__.transpiler_name:
    f (waitAWhile, None)
    c.g (waitAWhile, None)
    c.g (waitAWhile, None)
    f (waitAWhile, None)



# Create event loop and tasks for CPython, since it isn't event driven by default

else:
    eventLoop = asyncio.get_event_loop ()
    tasks = [
        eventLoop.create_task (f (waitAWhile, asyncio)),
        eventLoop.create_task (c.g (waitAWhile, asyncio)),
        eventLoop.create_task (c.g (waitAWhile, asyncio)),
        eventLoop.create_task (f (waitAWhile, asyncio)),
    ]

    waitingTasks = asyncio.wait (tasks)
    eventLoop.run_until_complete (waitingTasks)
    eventLoop.close ()