Create Python bytecode from list of opcodes and arguments?

Question

Is there an easy way to create Python bytecode from a list of 2-tuples with opcodes and their arguments?

For instance:

>>> bytecode_compile([
        ('LOAD_CONST', 2),
        ('STORE_FAST', 'a'),
        ('LOAD_FAST', 'a'),
        ('RETURN_VALUE',)])
'd\x01\x00}\x00\x00|\x00\x00S'

Answer 1

I don't think a Python "bytecode assembly" assembler exists, but it might not be that hard to build one yourself. In the python source code in Python-X.Y.Z/Include/opcode.h, all of the bytecodes for the opcodes are listed with what arguments they take.