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Dev tools · February 9, 2026

A Satellite View for Python Code

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…

A Satellite View for Python Code launched on February 9, 2026 with 7 votes, #1,386 of 16,628 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Understand any codebase in minutes. Creview visualizes code structure, dependencies, and complexity across Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, and more — no setup required.

Conquer technical debt and maintenance nightmares—whether the code was written by you, a coworker, or an LLM. Ready to analyze your next project? Python, JS, TS, HTML and more supported. Untangle legacy spaghetti and catch circular dependencies before they cause outages. High-fidelity Dependency Graphs mapping module imports across Python, JS, and TS. Identify "maintenance nightmares" at a glance and prioritize refactoring based on objective metrics. Automated McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity analysis calculated for every function in your project. Understand any repository in minutes without reading thousands of lines of code. Works by generating high-fidelity maps of your codebase via…from ast-visualizer.com

In the maker’s words, at launch

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…

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