Talk - Doing large scale refactors using LibCST

[tusharsadhwani]

Title of the talk

Doing large scale refactors using LibCST

Description

In this talk, we'll learn about how you can write custom code refactorings for Python projects, using LibCST.

LibCST is a concrete syntax tree library for Python, made by Meta. It lets you read and edit Python code in a systematic way.

I'll be demonstrating simple, and a few advanced refactorings that you can do on your codebase with LibCST.

What format do you have in mind for your talk?

Talk

Table of contents

• So what is a Concrete Syntax Tree?
• Introduction to CST visitors
• Writing a visitor to upgrade Python syntax
• Doing a large scale refactor using LibCST

What domain would you say your talk falls under?

Core Python

Duration in minutes (including Q&A)

30

Prerequisites

None as such. Being able to follow basic Python code, for loops, conditions etc. should be enough.

Speaker bio

Long term Python developer, author, OSS contributor, and speaker. Knows a thing or two about Python's internals and language features.

The talk/workshop speaker agrees to

• [X] Share the slides, code snippets and other material used during the talk

• [X] If the talk is recorded, you grant the permission to release the video on BangPyper's YouTube channel under CC-BY-4.0 license

• [X] Not do any hiring pitches during the talk and follow the Code of Conduct

[tusharsadhwani]

I repurposed this talk as a lightning talk. It's okay to close this if needed.

[anistark]

Hey @tusharsadhwani Do you want to present this in this month meetup on May 18th?

[tusharsadhwani]

I'm unavailable this month. Let's do next? (as long as it's after June 12 :D)

[anistark]

Can not confirm June at this moment. Will get back.