+    @classmethod
+    def _fromast(cls, node):
+        from .polyhedra import Polyhedron
+        if isinstance(node, ast.Module) and len(node.body) == 1:
+            return cls._fromast(node.body[0])
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.Expr):
+            return cls._fromast(node.value)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.UnaryOp):
+            domain = cls._fromast(node.operand)
+            if isinstance(node.operand, ast.invert):
+                return Not(domain)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.BinOp):
+            domain1 = cls._fromast(node.left)
+            domain2 = cls._fromast(node.right)
+            if isinstance(node.op, ast.BitAnd):
+                return And(domain1, domain2)
+            elif isinstance(node.op, ast.BitOr):
+                return Or(domain1, domain2)
+        elif isinstance(node, ast.Compare):
+            equalities = []
+            inequalities = []
+            left = Expression._fromast(node.left)
+            for i in range(len(node.ops)):
+                op = node.ops[i]
+                right = Expression._fromast(node.comparators[i])
+                if isinstance(op, ast.Lt):
+                    inequalities.append(right - left - 1)
+                elif isinstance(op, ast.LtE):
+                    inequalities.append(right - left)
+                elif isinstance(op, ast.Eq):
+                    equalities.append(left - right)
+                elif isinstance(op, ast.GtE):
+                    inequalities.append(left - right)
+                elif isinstance(op, ast.Gt):
+                    inequalities.append(left - right - 1)
+                else:
+                    break
+                left = right
+            else:
+                return Polyhedron(equalities, inequalities)
+        raise SyntaxError('invalid syntax')
+
+    _RE_BRACES = re.compile(r'^\{\s*|\s*\}$')
+    _RE_EQ = re.compile(r'([^<=>])=([^<=>])')
+    _RE_AND = re.compile(r'\band\b|,|&&|/\\|∧|∩')
+    _RE_OR = re.compile(r'\bor\b|;|\|\||\\/|∨|∪')
+    _RE_NOT = re.compile(r'\bnot\b|!|¬')
+    _RE_NUM_VAR = Expression._RE_NUM_VAR
+    _RE_OPERATORS = re.compile(r'(&|\||~)')
+