diff --git a/Doc/library/trace.rst b/Doc/library/trace.rst index 8032192d3b7..96f31e97192 100644 --- a/Doc/library/trace.rst +++ b/Doc/library/trace.rst @@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ simple as :: python -m trace --count -C . somefile.py ... -The above will execute :file:`somefile.py` and generate annotated listings of all -Python modules imported during the execution into the current directory. +The above will execute :file:`somefile.py` and generate annotated listings of +all Python modules imported during the execution into the current directory. .. program:: trace @@ -41,19 +41,19 @@ Python modules imported during the execution into the current directory. Main options ^^^^^^^^^^^^ -At least one of the following options must be specified when invoking :mod:`trace`. -The :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` option is mutually exclusive with the -:option:`--trace <-t>` and :option:`--counts <-c>` options . When :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` -is provided, neither :option:`--counts <-c>` nor :option:`--trace <-t>` are accepted, -and vice versa. +At least one of the following options must be specified when invoking +:mod:`trace`. The :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` option is mutually exclusive with +the :option:`--trace <-t>` and :option:`--counts <-c>` options . When +:option:`--listfuncs <-l>` is provided, neither :option:`--counts <-c>` nor +:option:`--trace <-t>` are accepted, and vice versa. .. program:: trace .. cmdoption:: -c, --count Produce a set of annotated listing files upon program completion that shows - how many times each statement was executed. - See also :option:`--coverdir <-C>`, :option:`--file <-f>`, + how many times each statement was executed. See also + :option:`--coverdir <-C>`, :option:`--file <-f>` and :option:`--no-report <-R>` below. .. cmdoption:: -t, --trace @@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ and vice versa. .. cmdoption:: -r, --report Produce an annotated list from an earlier program run that used the - :option:`--count <-c>` and :option:`--file <-f>` option. Do not execute any code. + :option:`--count <-c>` and :option:`--file <-f>` option. This does not + execute any code. .. cmdoption:: -T, --trackcalls @@ -80,12 +81,12 @@ Modifiers .. cmdoption:: -f, --file= - Name of a file to accumulate counts over several tracing runs. Should be used - with the :option:`--count <-c>` option. + Name of a file to accumulate counts over several tracing runs. Should be + used with the :option:`--count <-c>` option. .. cmdoption:: -C, --coverdir= - Directory where the report files go. The coverage report for + Directory where the report files go. The coverage report for ``package.module`` is written to file :file:`{dir}/{package}/{module}.cover`. .. cmdoption:: -m, --missing @@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ Modifiers .. cmdoption:: -g, --timing - Prefix each line with the time since the program started. Only used while + Prefix each line with the time since the program started. Only used while tracing. Filters @@ -118,8 +119,8 @@ These options may be repeated multiple times. .. cmdoption:: --ignore-module= - Ignore each of the given module names and its submodules (if it is a package). - The argument can be a list of names separated by a comma. + Ignore each of the given module names and its submodules (if it is a + package). The argument can be a list of names separated by a comma. .. cmdoption:: --ignore-dir= @@ -131,56 +132,61 @@ These options may be repeated multiple times. Programmatic Interface ---------------------- -.. class:: Trace(count=1, trace=1, countfuncs=0, countcallers=0, ignoremods=(), ignoredirs=(), infile=None, outfile=None, timing=False) +.. class:: Trace(count=1, trace=1, countfuncs=0, countcallers=0, ignoremods=(),\ + ignoredirs=(), infile=None, outfile=None, timing=False) - Create an object to trace execution of a single statement or expression. All - parameters are optional. *count* enables counting of line numbers. *trace* - enables line execution tracing. *countfuncs* enables listing of the functions - called during the run. *countcallers* enables call relationship tracking. - *ignoremods* is a list of modules or packages to ignore. *ignoredirs* is a list - of directories whose modules or packages should be ignored. *infile* is the - name of the file from which to read stored count information. *outfile* is - the name of the file in which to write updated count information. *timing* - enables a timestamp relative to when tracing was started to be displayed. + Create an object to trace execution of a single statement or expression. All + parameters are optional. *count* enables counting of line numbers. *trace* + enables line execution tracing. *countfuncs* enables listing of the + functions called during the run. *countcallers* enables call relationship + tracking. *ignoremods* is a list of modules or packages to ignore. + *ignoredirs* is a list of directories whose modules or packages should be + ignored. *infile* is the name of the file from which to read stored count + information. *outfile* is the name of the file in which to write updated + count information. *timing* enables a timestamp relative to when tracing was + started to be displayed. -.. method:: Trace.run(cmd) + .. method:: run(cmd) - Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with - the current tracing parameters. - *cmd* must be a string or code object, suitable for passing into :func:`exec`. + Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with + the current tracing parameters. *cmd* must be a string or code object, + suitable for passing into :func:`exec`. -.. method:: Trace.runctx(cmd, globals=None, locals=None) + .. method:: runctx(cmd, globals=None, locals=None) - Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with - the current tracing parameters, in the defined global and local environments. - If not defined, *globals* and *locals* default to empty dictionaries. + Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with the + current tracing parameters, in the defined global and local + environments. If not defined, *globals* and *locals* default to empty + dictionaries. -.. method:: Trace.runfunc(func, *args, **kwds) + .. method:: runfunc(func, *args, **kwds) - Call *func* with the given arguments under control of the :class:`Trace` object - with the current tracing parameters. + Call *func* with the given arguments under control of the :class:`Trace` + object with the current tracing parameters. -.. method:: Trace.results() + .. method:: results() - Return a :class:`CoverageResults` object that contains the cumulative results - of all previous calls to ``run``, ``runctx`` and ``runfunc`` for the given - :class:`Trace` instance. Does not reset the accumulated trace results. + Return a :class:`CoverageResults` object that contains the cumulative + results of all previous calls to ``run``, ``runctx`` and ``runfunc`` + for the given :class:`Trace` instance. Does not reset the accumulated + trace results. .. class:: CoverageResults - A container for coverage results, created by :meth:`Trace.results`. Should not - be created directly by the user. + A container for coverage results, created by :meth:`Trace.results`. Should + not be created directly by the user. -.. method:: CoverageResults.update(other) + .. method:: update(other) - Merge in data from another :class:`CoverageResults` object. + Merge in data from another :class:`CoverageResults` object. -.. method:: CoverageResults.write_results(show_missing=True, summary=False, coverdir=None) + .. method:: write_results(show_missing=True, summary=False, coverdir=None) - Write coverage results. Set *show_missing* to show lines that had no hits. - Set *summary* to include in the output the coverage summary per module. *coverdir* - specifies the directory into which the coverage result files will be output. - If ``None``, the results for each source file are placed in its directory. + Write coverage results. Set *show_missing* to show lines that had no + hits. Set *summary* to include in the output the coverage summary per + module. *coverdir* specifies the directory into which the coverage + result files will be output. If ``None``, the results for each source + file are placed in its directory. A simple example demonstrating the use of the programmatic interface::