One-liner to syntax check a Python script
It’s always bothered me that PHP has php -l to do a quick syntax check of a file and there wasn’t an equivalent in Python.
And then I came across this gem of a one-liner:
python -c "compile(open('myapp.py').read(), 'myapp.py', 'exec')"
Just change myapp.py to the name of your script and off you go.
Here’s a little Bash script that make it easier to use:
#!/bin/bash
if [ -f $1 ]
then
python -c "compile(open('$1').read(), '$1', 'exec')"
else
echo "The file $1 was not found."
exit 1
fi
exit 0