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bpo-45764: improve error message when missing '(' after 'def' (GH-29484)
to achieve this, change the grammar to expect the '(' token after 'def' NAME. Automerge-Triggered-By: GH:pablogsal
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‎Grammar/python.gram

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@@ -264,11 +264,11 @@ function_def[stmt_ty]:
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function_def_raw[stmt_ty]:
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| invalid_def_raw
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| 'def' n=NAME '(' params=[params] ')' a=['->' z=expression { z }] &&':' tc=[func_type_comment] b=block {
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| 'def' n=NAME &&'(' params=[params] ')' a=['->' z=expression { z }] &&':' tc=[func_type_comment] b=block {
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_PyAST_FunctionDef(n->v.Name.id,
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(params) ? params : CHECK(arguments_ty, _PyPegen_empty_arguments(p)),
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b, NULL, a, NEW_TYPE_COMMENT(p, tc), EXTRA) }
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| ASYNC 'def' n=NAME '(' params=[params] ')' a=['->' z=expression { z }] &&':' tc=[func_type_comment] b=block {
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| ASYNC 'def' n=NAME &&'(' params=[params] ')' a=['->' z=expression { z }] &&':' tc=[func_type_comment] b=block {
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CHECK_VERSION(
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stmt_ty,
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5,

‎Lib/test/test_syntax.py

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Traceback (most recent call last):
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SyntaxError: cannot assign to attribute here. Maybe you meant '==' instead of '='?
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Missing parens after function definition
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>>> def f:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
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SyntaxError: expected '('
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>>> async def f:
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Traceback (most recent call last):
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SyntaxError: expected '('
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Custom error messages for try blocks that are not followed by except/finally
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>>> try:

‎Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2021-11-09-12-19-22.bpo-45764.8RLhWL.rst

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The parser now gives a better error message when leaving out the opening
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parenthesis ``(`` after a ``def``-statement::
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>>> def f:
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File "<stdin>", line 1
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def f:
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^
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SyntaxError: expected '('
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‎Parser/parser.c

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@@ -4157,8 +4157,8 @@ function_def_rule(Parser *p)
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// function_def_raw:
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// | invalid_def_raw
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// | 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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// | ASYNC 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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// | 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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// | ASYNC 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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static stmt_ty
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function_def_raw_rule(Parser *p)
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{
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c%s function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s failed!\n", p->level, ' ',
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p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "invalid_def_raw"));
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}
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{ // 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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{ // 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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if (p->error_indicator) {
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D(p->level--);
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return NULL;
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}
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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Token * _keyword;
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Token * _literal;
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Token * _literal_1;
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&&
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(n = _PyPegen_name_token(p)) // NAME
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&&
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(_literal = _PyPegen_expect_token(p, 7)) // token='('
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(_literal = _PyPegen_expect_forced_token(p, 7, "(")) // forced_token='('
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&&
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(params = params_rule(p), !p->error_indicator) // params?
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&&
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(b = block_rule(p)) // block
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)
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{
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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Token *_token = _PyPegen_get_last_nonnwhitespace_token(p);
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if (_token == NULL) {
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D(p->level--);
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}
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p->mark = _mark;
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c%s function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s failed!\n", p->level, ' ',
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p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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}
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{ // ASYNC 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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{ // ASYNC 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block
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if (p->error_indicator) {
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D(p->level--);
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return NULL;
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}
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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Token * _keyword;
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Token * _literal;
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Token * _literal_1;
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(n = _PyPegen_name_token(p)) // NAME
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(_literal = _PyPegen_expect_token(p, 7)) // token='('
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(_literal = _PyPegen_expect_forced_token(p, 7, "(")) // forced_token='('
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&&
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(params = params_rule(p), !p->error_indicator) // params?
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&&
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(b = block_rule(p)) // block
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)
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{
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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Token *_token = _PyPegen_get_last_nonnwhitespace_token(p);
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if (_token == NULL) {
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D(p->level--);
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}
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p->mark = _mark;
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D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c%s function_def_raw[%d-%d]: %s failed!\n", p->level, ' ',
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p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME '(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "ASYNC 'def' NAME &&'(' params? ')' ['->' expression] &&':' func_type_comment? block"));
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}
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_res = NULL;
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done:

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