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This is a patch that modifies the parser to allow getting the future
import flags into the AST. There are 2 approaches that are embedded
within the patch. Both approaches can be seen in Python/pythonrun.c.
1) update_flags_from_node() - this pulls the __future__ import out of
the parser nodes. It is not complete, but should give an idea of how
this approach could be generalized.
2) Add APIS such as PyParser_ParseFileFlagsEx that returns the flags
from the parser
The first approach is somewhat fragile and kinda breaks encapsulation. 
It's nice that all the changes are internal and localized.
The second approach is probably a better long term solution, but adds
even more APIs where there are already too many.