Python-language-server: LSIF for Python

[mostafaeweda]

I'm wondering if you have any plans to create an LSIF emitter for python (like TypeScript's: https://github.com/Microsoft/lsif-node/ or Java's https://github.com/Microsoft/lsif-java)

cc @dbaeumer @jdneo

[MikhailArkhipov]

No current plans. Eventually, maybe. Currently there is no persistent information to speak of.

[DonJayamanne]

@mostafaeweda
Curious, what's the use case? Where would you like to use this?

[mostafaeweda]

I wanted it to power 2 read-only code exploration experiences (periodically indexing our repos):

1. VS Code’s rich navigation (code review) - https://code.visualstudio.com/blogs/2018/12/04/rich-navigation
2. Power code navigation on our internal tool (may also be useful to power Github at some point).

[DonJayamanne]

Power code navigation on our internal tool

Right not that's where you'd see any immediate benefit.
Thanks

[MikhailArkhipov]

Technically the analysis engine has public API which you can explore and use.

[alippai]

GitLab just added LSIF support https://about.gitlab.com/releases/2020/06/22/gitlab-13-1-released/#code-intelligence