.. _gdscript:

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The new GDScript parser
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The GDScript parser is written using the token based Python parser as a base
due to similarities with the Python language. Some adjustments have been made
for the differences between GDScript and Python. A short list of major
differences:

- Files are classes. All symbols are attributes of the class defined by the
  file.
- There are no functions because all symbols are class attributes, so all
  "functions" are methods.
- Variables are explicitly declared with the `var` keyword.
- Enum, signal and const keywords are added.