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Products that do what A Python AST viewer for the terminal does
Hey HN! I've been having a play with the idea of building a Python AST viewer that can be used in the terminal. It's very early days yet, but the basic approach is now available for playing with. Also on PyPi and works fine on GNU/Linux, macOS and Windows.
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2015 · github.com
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2019 · github.com
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2016 · python-ast-explorer.com
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I remember the days of MS-DOS's README.COM and I thought of coding something similar in C for GNU/Linux terminals. Repository: https://github.com/velorek1/fread
2025 · youtube.com
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2021 · github.com
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2021 · github.com
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2021 · github.com
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Hi HN, I built ast-visualizer.com because I wanted a way to visualize the architecture/structure of a Python repo before dived into the code. Most tools tell you what the code does; I wanted to see how it's built. The Problem: Onboarding onto a large codebase is a nightmare. LLMs help with single functions, but they struggle to show you the "God Objects," circular dependencies, or high-complexity hotspots across 50+ files. What it does: Dependency Graph: Visualizes imports and file complexity to find architectural bottlenecks. Radial AST Heatmaps: Maps individual files and color-codes…
Feb 2026 · ast-visualizer.com
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Hey HN! I've been working on Python bindings for the C-API provided by the terminal image-visualizer chafa. Chafa allows you to view very reasonable approximations of images in your favourite terminal emulator by converting them to characters or, if your terminal is capable, kitty/sixels/iterm2 image protocols. Chafa.py aims to be intuitive and produce very readable code. I hope you like it <3
2023 · github.com
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2019 · github.com
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Hello HN, Around New Year's I started a personal project called AutoBashCraft (ABC), aiming to simplify the creation of screencasts from bash code blocks in markdown files. I needed to create a lot of markdown files explaining workflows and code. I wanted to make the text-heavy files more interesting and thought of screencasts. There are many great tools to record terminal sessions. Then I found the asciinema-rec-script (https://github.com/zechris/asciinema-rec_script) by Chris Ottrey that creates screencasts of bash scripts that look like a record of a terminal session…
2024 · github.com
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https://github.com/tombasche/debut As part of work I was tasked with doing a presentation on a part of the Agile Manifesto, so as a way to make it interesting I initially decided to do it as an animated CLI app. Then I remembered curses existed! And a weekend later I ended up with a mini-framework for doing your own presentations in the terminal complete with borders, colours and keyboard interaction. It's also 100% Python with no external dependencies, so feel free to clone it and run it as the readme states.
2020
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A while ago I started experimenting with compiling the Python interpreter to WASM. To build a secure, fast, and lightweight sandbox for code execution — ideal for running LLM-generated Python code.
2024 · github.com
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2016 · github.com
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Hi HN, I built XRAY MCP after discovering that AI assistants were scanning my projects with plain grep and guessing. I tried direct tree-sitter integration and language servers; both felt heavy for a lightweight tool. ast-grep hit a sweet spot: syntax-aware search in a single binary. XRAY MCP wraps it behind three endpoints—map, find, impact—so a model (or human) can answer questions like “what breaks if I change this function?” on demand. It’s stateless, supports Python/JS/TS/Go, and installs quickly. Repo: https://github.com/srijanshukla18/xray Would love…
2025 · github.com
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2016 · need-for-type.github.io
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2016 · d0ugal.github.io
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Read an article about analyzing Garmin data with AI. Sounded great — except I didn't want to send my health data to any cloud service. So I asked Claude to write me 2-3 scripts and a dashboard. This escalated a bit. 30 days and 20$ later I have this: A local-first Garmin archive with interactive HTML dashboards, Excel exports, weather and pollen context, AES-256 encrypted token storage, and a self-healing data pipeline with 515 automated tests. Windows desktop app, no terminal needed. Nothing leaves your machine. I never wrote a line of Python. I understood the problems and made the…
Apr 2026 · github.com
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Hi HN, I just released a very simple AI Shell / CLI tool that lets you convert natural language directly into executable shell commands. Built with python to simplify terminal workflows and help you quickly run commands without memorizing syntax. It has two main usage modes: One-shot mode: Quickly execute commands using natural language. Example: ai "find all PNG files larger than 5MB" The AI responds with the appropriate command and asks if you want to execute it. Interactive chat mode: Start a terminal chat session with the AI (ai -i) to iteratively build commands or scripts. Some…
2025 · github.com
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