cpython/Tools/c-analyzer/distutils/spawn.py

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"""distutils.spawn
Provides the 'spawn()' function, a front-end to various platform-
specific functions for launching another program in a sub-process.
Also provides the 'find_executable()' to search the path for a given
executable name.
"""
import sys
import os
import os.path
def find_executable(executable, path=None):
"""Tries to find 'executable' in the directories listed in 'path'.
A string listing directories separated by 'os.pathsep'; defaults to
os.environ['PATH']. Returns the complete filename or None if not found.
"""
_, ext = os.path.splitext(executable)
if (sys.platform == 'win32') and (ext != '.exe'):
executable = executable + '.exe'
if os.path.isfile(executable):
return executable
if path is None:
path = os.environ.get('PATH', None)
if path is None:
try:
path = os.confstr("CS_PATH")
except (AttributeError, ValueError):
# os.confstr() or CS_PATH is not available
path = os.defpath
# bpo-35755: Don't use os.defpath if the PATH environment variable is
# set to an empty string
# PATH='' doesn't match, whereas PATH=':' looks in the current directory
if not path:
return None
paths = path.split(os.pathsep)
for p in paths:
f = os.path.join(p, executable)
if os.path.isfile(f):
# the file exists, we have a shot at spawn working
return f
return None