codeop.compile_command in Python

With the help of codeop.compile_command() method, we can compile the single or multiple lines of code to check for the syntax error if any by using codeop.compile_command() method.

Syntax : codeop.compile_command(code)

Return : Return the object or compilation error if any.

Example #1 :
In this example we can see that by using codeop.compile_command() method, we are able to compile the multiple lines of code by using this method.

# import codeop
from codeop import compile_command

code = 'a = 5 b = 9; print(a + b)'
# Using codeop.compile_command() method
compile_command(code)

Output :

a = 5 b = 9; print(a + b)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

Example #2 :

# import codeop
from codeop import compile_command

code = '-a = 5'
# Using codeop.compile_command() method
compile_command(code)

Output :

SyntaxError: can’t assign to operator