# language

### latest: [1.0.0](/docs/maci/language/v1.0.0.md)

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maci uses a hybrid parsing concept where it reads the file or string and parses the valid syntax with its own custom tokenization logic and then relies on the [ast library ](https://docs.python.org/3/library/ast.html)to set the literal python object from the parsed data.

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### language versions and support

*To learn about the language, click a version to view the documentation*

<table><thead><tr><th>lang version</th><th width="246">supported maci versions</th><th width="152">current</th><th>eol</th><th data-hidden>currently supported</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="/pages/9dITcMu0qvKGmdBsHoXZ">1.0.0</a></td><td>&#x3C;=1.1.0</td><td>yes</td><td>no</td><td>yes</td></tr></tbody></table>


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