+    @classmethod
+    def _fromast(cls, node):
+        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.BinOp) and isinstance(node.op, ast.BitAnd):
+            equalities1, inequalities1 = cls._fromast(node.left)
+            equalities2, inequalities2 = cls._fromast(node.right)
+            equalities = equalities1 + equalities2
+            inequalities = inequalities1 + inequalities2
+            return equalities, inequalities
+        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 equalities, inequalities
+        raise SyntaxError('invalid syntax')
+