Reformatted and updated many docstrings.

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Greg Ward 2000-06-02 00:44:53 +00:00
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"""distutils.cmd
Provides the Command class, the base class for the command classes
in the distutils.command package."""
in the distutils.command package.
"""
# created 2000/04/03, Greg Ward
# (extricated from core.py; actually dates back to the beginning)
@ -16,28 +17,28 @@ from distutils import util
class Command:
"""Abstract base class for defining command classes, the "worker bees"
of the Distutils. A useful analogy for command classes is to
think of them as subroutines with local variables called
"options". The options are "declared" in 'initialize_options()'
and "defined" (given their final values, aka "finalized") in
'finalize_options()', both of which must be defined by every
command class. The distinction between the two is necessary
because option values might come from the outside world (command
line, option file, ...), and any options dependent on other
options must be computed *after* these outside influences have
been processed -- hence 'finalize_options()'. The "body" of the
subroutine, where it does all its work based on the values of its
options, is the 'run()' method, which must also be implemented by
every command class."""
of the Distutils. A useful analogy for command classes is to think of
them as subroutines with local variables called "options". The options
are "declared" in 'initialize_options()' and "defined" (given their
final values, aka "finalized") in 'finalize_options()', both of which
must be defined by every command class. The distinction between the
two is necessary because option values might come from the outside
world (command line, config file, ...), and any options dependent on
other options must be computed *after* these outside influences have
been processed -- hence 'finalize_options()'. The "body" of the
subroutine, where it does all its work based on the values of its
options, is the 'run()' method, which must also be implemented by every
command class.
"""
# -- Creation/initialization methods -------------------------------
def __init__ (self, dist):
"""Create and initialize a new Command object. Most importantly,
invokes the 'initialize_options()' method, which is the
real initializer and depends on the actual command being
instantiated."""
invokes the 'initialize_options()' method, which is the real
initializer and depends on the actual command being
instantiated.
"""
# late import because of mutual dependence between these classes
from distutils.dist import Distribution
@ -97,9 +98,9 @@ class Command:
# Subclasses must define:
# initialize_options()
# provide default values for all options; may be overridden
# by Distutils client, by command-line options, or by options
# from option file
# provide default values for all options; may be customized by
# setup script, by options from config file(s), or by command-line
# options
# finalize_options()
# decide on the final values for all options; this is called
# after all possible intervention from the outside world
@ -110,28 +111,28 @@ class Command:
def initialize_options (self):
"""Set default values for all the options that this command
supports. Note that these defaults may be overridden
by the command-line supplied by the user; thus, this is
not the place to code dependencies between options; generally,
'initialize_options()' implementations are just a bunch
of "self.foo = None" assignments.
This method must be implemented by all command classes."""
supports. Note that these defaults may be overridden by other
commands, by the setup script, by config files, or by the
command-line. Thus, this is not the place to code dependencies
between options; generally, 'initialize_options()' implementations
are just a bunch of "self.foo = None" assignments.
This method must be implemented by all command classes.
"""
raise RuntimeError, \
"abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__
def finalize_options (self):
"""Set final values for all the options that this command
supports. This is always called as late as possible, ie.
after any option assignments from the command-line or from
other commands have been done. Thus, this is the place to to
code option dependencies: if 'foo' depends on 'bar', then it
is safe to set 'foo' from 'bar' as long as 'foo' still has
the same value it was assigned in 'initialize_options()'.
"""Set final values for all the options that this command supports.
This is always called as late as possible, ie. after any option
assignments from the command-line or from other commands have been
done. Thus, this is the place to to code option dependencies: if
'foo' depends on 'bar', then it is safe to set 'foo' from 'bar' as
long as 'foo' still has the same value it was assigned in
'initialize_options()'.
This method must be implemented by all command classes."""
This method must be implemented by all command classes.
"""
raise RuntimeError, \
"abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__
@ -151,23 +152,23 @@ class Command:
def run (self):
"""A command's raison d'etre: carry out the action it exists
to perform, controlled by the options initialized in
'initialize_options()', customized by the user and other
commands, and finalized in 'finalize_options()'. All
terminal output and filesystem interaction should be done by
'run()'.
"""A command's raison d'etre: carry out the action it exists to
perform, controlled by the options initialized in
'initialize_options()', customized by other commands, the setup
script, the command-line, and config files, and finalized in
'finalize_options()'. All terminal output and filesystem
interaction should be done by 'run()'.
This method must be implemented by all command classes."""
This method must be implemented by all command classes.
"""
raise RuntimeError, \
"abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__
def announce (self, msg, level=1):
"""If the Distribution instance to which this command belongs
has a verbosity level of greater than or equal to 'level'
print 'msg' to stdout."""
"""If the current verbosity level is of greater than or equal to
'level' print 'msg' to stdout.
"""
if self.verbose >= level:
print msg
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def set_undefined_options (self, src_cmd, *option_pairs):
"""Set the values of any "undefined" options from corresponding
option values in some other command object. "Undefined" here
means "is None", which is the convention used to indicate
that an option has not been changed between
'set_initial_values()' and 'set_final_values()'. Usually
called from 'set_final_values()' for options that depend on
some other command rather than another option of the same
command. 'src_cmd' is the other command from which option
values will be taken (a command object will be created for it
if necessary); the remaining arguments are
'(src_option,dst_option)' tuples which mean "take the value
of 'src_option' in the 'src_cmd' command object, and copy it
to 'dst_option' in the current command object"."""
option values in some other command object. "Undefined" here means
"is None", which is the convention used to indicate that an option
has not been changed between 'initialize_options()' and
'finalize_options()'. Usually called from 'finalize_options()' for
options that depend on some other command rather than another
option of the same command. 'src_cmd' is the other command from
which option values will be taken (a command object will be created
for it if necessary); the remaining arguments are
'(src_option,dst_option)' tuples which mean "take the value of
'src_option' in the 'src_cmd' command object, and copy it to
'dst_option' in the current command object".
"""
# Option_pairs: list of (src_option, dst_option) tuples
@ -207,10 +208,11 @@ class Command:
def get_finalized_command (self, command, create=1):
"""Wrapper around Distribution's 'get_command_obj()' method:
find (create if necessary and 'create' is true) the command
object for 'command'.."""
"""Wrapper around Distribution's 'get_command_obj()' method: find
(create if necessary and 'create' is true) the command object for
'command', call its 'ensure_finalized()' method, and return the
finalized command object.
"""
cmd_obj = self.distribution.get_command_obj (command, create)
cmd_obj.ensure_finalized ()
return cmd_obj
@ -222,9 +224,9 @@ class Command:
def run_command (self, command):
"""Run some other command: uses the 'run_command()' method of
Distribution, which creates the command object if necessary
and then invokes its 'run()' method."""
Distribution, which creates and finalizes the command object if
necessary and then invokes its 'run()' method.
"""
self.distribution.run_command (command)
@ -236,15 +238,16 @@ class Command:
def execute (self, func, args, msg=None, level=1):
"""Perform some action that affects the outside world (eg.
by writing to the filesystem). Such actions are special because
they should be disabled by the "dry run" flag, and should
announce themselves if the current verbosity level is high
enough. This method takes care of all that bureaucracy for you;
all you have to do is supply the funtion to call and an argument
tuple for it (to embody the "external action" being performed),
a message to print if the verbosity level is high enough, and an
optional verbosity threshold."""
"""Perform some action that affects the outside world (eg. by
writing to the filesystem). Such actions are special because they
should be disabled by the "dry run" flag, and should announce
themselves if the current verbosity level is high enough. This
method takes care of all that bureaucracy for you; all you have to
do is supply the funtion to call and an argument tuple for it (to
embody the "external action" being performed), a message to print
if the verbosity level is high enough, and an optional verbosity
threshold.
"""
# Generate a message if we weren't passed one
if msg is None:
@ -285,8 +288,8 @@ class Command:
preserve_mode=1, preserve_times=1, preserve_symlinks=0,
level=1):
"""Copy an entire directory tree respecting verbose, dry-run,
and force flags."""
and force flags.
"""
return util.copy_tree (infile, outfile,
preserve_mode,preserve_times,preserve_symlinks,
not self.force,
@ -302,6 +305,7 @@ class Command:
def spawn (self, cmd, search_path=1, level=1):
"""Spawn an external command respecting verbose and dry-run flags."""
from distutils.spawn import spawn
spawn (cmd, search_path,
self.verbose >= level,
@ -316,16 +320,14 @@ class Command:
def make_file (self, infiles, outfile, func, args,
exec_msg=None, skip_msg=None, level=1):
"""Special case of 'execute()' for operations that process one or
more input files and generate one output file. Works just like
'execute()', except the operation is skipped and a different
message printed if 'outfile' already exists and is newer than all
files listed in 'infiles'. If the command defined 'self.force',
and it is true, then the command is unconditionally run -- does no
timestamp checks."""
timestamp checks.
"""
if exec_msg is None:
exec_msg = "generating %s from %s" % \
(outfile, string.join (infiles, ', '))

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The only module that needs to be imported to use the Distutils; provides
the 'setup' function (which is to be called from the setup script). Also
indirectly provides the Distribution and Command classes, although they are
really defined in distutils.dist and distutils.cmd."""
really defined in distutils.dist and distutils.cmd.
"""
# created 1999/03/01, Greg Ward
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def setup (**attrs):
"""The gateway to the Distutils: do everything your setup script
needs to do, in a highly flexible and user-driven way. Briefly:
create a Distribution instance; parse the command-line, creating
and customizing instances of the command class for each command
found on the command-line; run each of those commands.
"""The gateway to the Distutils: do everything your setup script needs
to do, in a highly flexible and user-driven way. Briefly: create a
Distribution instance; find and parse config files; parse the command
line; run each of those commands using the options supplied to
'setup()' (as keyword arguments), in config files, and on the command
line.
The Distribution instance might be an instance of a class
supplied via the 'distclass' keyword argument to 'setup'; if no
such class is supplied, then the 'Distribution' class (also in
this module) is instantiated. All other arguments to 'setup'
(except for 'cmdclass') are used to set attributes of the
Distribution instance.
The Distribution instance might be an instance of a class supplied via
the 'distclass' keyword argument to 'setup'; if no such class is
supplied, then the Distribution class (in dist.py) is instantiated.
All other arguments to 'setup' (except for 'cmdclass') are used to set
attributes of the Distribution instance.
The 'cmdclass' argument, if supplied, is a dictionary mapping
command names to command classes. Each command encountered on
the command line will be turned into a command class, which is in
turn instantiated; any class found in 'cmdclass' is used in place
of the default, which is (for command 'foo_bar') class 'foo_bar'
in module 'distutils.command.foo_bar'. The command class must
provide a 'user_options' attribute which is a list of option
specifiers for 'distutils.fancy_getopt'. Any command-line
options between the current and the next command are used to set
attributes of the current command object.
The 'cmdclass' argument, if supplied, is a dictionary mapping command
names to command classes. Each command encountered on the command line
will be turned into a command class, which is in turn instantiated; any
class found in 'cmdclass' is used in place of the default, which is
(for command 'foo_bar') class 'foo_bar' in module
'distutils.command.foo_bar'. The command class must provide a
'user_options' attribute which is a list of option specifiers for
'distutils.fancy_getopt'. Any command-line options between the current
and the next command are used to set attributes of the current command
object.
When the entire command-line has been successfully parsed, calls
the 'run()' method on each command object in turn. This method
will be driven entirely by the Distribution object (which each
command object has a reference to, thanks to its constructor),
and the command-specific options that became attributes of each
command object."""
When the entire command-line has been successfully parsed, calls the
'run()' method on each command object in turn. This method will be
driven entirely by the Distribution object (which each command object
has a reference to, thanks to its constructor), and the
command-specific options that became attributes of each command
object.
"""
from pprint import pprint # for debugging output

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"""distutils.dist
Provides the Distribution class, which represents the module distribution
being built/installed/distributed."""
being built/installed/distributed.
"""
# created 2000/04/03, Greg Ward
# (extricated from core.py; actually dates back to the beginning)
@ -25,20 +26,18 @@ command_re = re.compile (r'^[a-zA-Z]([a-zA-Z0-9_]*)$')
class Distribution:
"""The core of the Distutils. Most of the work hiding behind
'setup' is really done within a Distribution instance, which
farms the work out to the Distutils commands specified on the
command line.
"""The core of the Distutils. Most of the work hiding behind 'setup'
is really done within a Distribution instance, which farms the work out
to the Distutils commands specified on the command line.
Clients will almost never instantiate Distribution directly,
unless the 'setup' function is totally inadequate to their needs.
However, it is conceivable that a client might wish to subclass
Distribution for some specialized purpose, and then pass the
subclass to 'setup' as the 'distclass' keyword argument. If so,
it is necessary to respect the expectations that 'setup' has of
Distribution: it must have a constructor and methods
'parse_command_line()' and 'run_commands()' with signatures like
those described below."""
Setup scripts will almost never instantiate Distribution directly,
unless the 'setup()' function is totally inadequate to their needs.
However, it is conceivable that a setup script might wish to subclass
Distribution for some specialized purpose, and then pass the subclass
to 'setup()' as the 'distclass' keyword argument. If so, it is
necessary to respect the expectations that 'setup' has of Distribution.
See the code for 'setup()', in core.py, for details.
"""
# 'global_options' describes the command-line options that may be
@ -98,14 +97,14 @@ class Distribution:
def __init__ (self, attrs=None):
"""Construct a new Distribution instance: initialize all the
attributes of a Distribution, and then uses 'attrs' (a
dictionary mapping attribute names to values) to assign
some of those attributes their "real" values. (Any attributes
not mentioned in 'attrs' will be assigned to some null
value: 0, None, an empty list or dictionary, etc.) Most
importantly, initialize the 'command_obj' attribute
to the empty dictionary; this will be filled in with real
command objects by 'parse_command_line()'."""
attributes of a Distribution, and then use 'attrs' (a dictionary
mapping attribute names to values) to assign some of those
attributes their "real" values. (Any attributes not mentioned in
'attrs' will be assigned to some null value: 0, None, an empty list
or dictionary, etc.) Most importantly, initialize the
'command_obj' attribute to the empty dictionary; this will be
filled in with real command objects by 'parse_command_line()'.
"""
# Default values for our command-line options
self.verbose = 1
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# parse_command_line()
def _parse_command_opts (self, parser, args):
"""Parse the command-line options for a single command.
'parser' must be a FancyGetopt instance; 'args' must be the list
of arguments, starting with the current command (whose options
@ -666,7 +664,6 @@ class Distribution:
return cmd_obj
def _set_command_options (self, command_obj, option_dict=None):
"""Set the options for 'command_obj' from 'option_dict'. Basically
this means copying elements of a dictionary ('option_dict') to
attributes of an instance ('command').