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		jnwatson on Aug 22, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Parser generators vs. handwritten parsers: surveyi... Lark [1] is a battle-tested pure-Python Earley parser. My company uses it in production. It is by far the easiest parser generator I've ever used. 1. https://github.com/lark-parser/lark

sirwhinesalot on Aug 22, 2021 [–]

Lark is amazing... But it's also one of the best LR parsers out there and I would guess that mode is used a lot more than the Earley mode.

Either way, I have never used a better parser generator. It has the best usability and incredible performance when you consider it is written in pure Python.

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