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:mod:`runpy` --- Locating and executing Python modules
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.. module:: runpy
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:synopsis: Locate and run Python modules without importing them first.
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.. moduleauthor:: Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan@gmail.com>
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The :mod:`runpy` module is used to locate and run Python modules without
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importing them first. Its main use is to implement the :option:`-m` command
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line switch that allows scripts to be located using the Python module
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namespace rather than the filesystem.
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The :mod:`runpy` module provides two functions:
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.. function:: run_module(mod_name, init_globals=None, run_name=None, alter_sys=False)
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Execute the code of the specified module and return the resulting module
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globals dictionary. The module's code is first located using the standard
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import mechanism (refer to PEP 302 for details) and then executed in a
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fresh module namespace.
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If the supplied module name refers to a package rather than a normal
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module, then that package is imported and the ``__main__`` submodule within
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that package is then executed and the resulting module globals dictionary
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returned.
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The optional dictionary argument *init_globals* may be used to pre-populate
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the module's globals dictionary before the code is executed. The supplied
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dictionary will not be modified. If any of the special global variables
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below are defined in the supplied dictionary, those definitions are
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overridden by :func:`run_module`.
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The special global variables ``__name__``, ``__file__``, ``__cached__``,
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``__loader__``
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and ``__package__`` are set in the globals dictionary before the module
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code is executed (Note that this is a minimal set of variables - other
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variables may be set implicitly as an interpreter implementation detail).
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``__name__`` is set to *run_name* if this optional argument is not
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:const:`None`, to ``mod_name + '.__main__'`` if the named module is a
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package and to the *mod_name* argument otherwise.
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``__file__`` is set to the name provided by the module loader. If the
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loader does not make filename information available, this variable is set
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to :const:`None`.
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``__cached__`` will be set to ``None``.
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``__loader__`` is set to the PEP 302 module loader used to retrieve the
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code for the module (This loader may be a wrapper around the standard
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import mechanism).
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``__package__`` is set to *mod_name* if the named module is a package and
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to ``mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]`` otherwise.
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If the argument *alter_sys* is supplied and evaluates to :const:`True`,
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then ``sys.argv[0]`` is updated with the value of ``__file__`` and
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``sys.modules[__name__]`` is updated with a temporary module object for the
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module being executed. Both ``sys.argv[0]`` and ``sys.modules[__name__]``
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are restored to their original values before the function returns.
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Note that this manipulation of :mod:`sys` is not thread-safe. Other threads
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may see the partially initialised module, as well as the altered list of
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arguments. It is recommended that the :mod:`sys` module be left alone when
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invoking this function from threaded code.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.1
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Added ability to execute packages by looking for a ``__main__``
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submodule
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.. function:: run_path(file_path, init_globals=None, run_name=None)
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Execute the code at the named filesystem location and return the resulting
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module globals dictionary. As with a script name supplied to the CPython
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command line, the supplied path may refer to a Python source file, a
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compiled bytecode file or a valid sys.path entry containing a ``__main__``
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module (e.g. a zipfile containing a top-level ``__main__.py`` file).
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For a simple script, the specified code is simply executed in a fresh
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module namespace. For a valid sys.path entry (typically a zipfile or
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directory), the entry is first added to the beginning of ``sys.path``. The
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function then looks for and executes a :mod:`__main__` module using the
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updated path. Note that there is no special protection against invoking
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an existing :mod:`__main__` entry located elsewhere on ``sys.path`` if
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there is no such module at the specified location.
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The optional dictionary argument *init_globals* may be used to pre-populate
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the module's globals dictionary before the code is executed. The supplied
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dictionary will not be modified. If any of the special global variables
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below are defined in the supplied dictionary, those definitions are
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overridden by :func:`run_path`.
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The special global variables ``__name__``, ``__file__``, ``__loader__``
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and ``__package__`` are set in the globals dictionary before the module
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code is executed (Note that this is a minimal set of variables - other
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variables may be set implicitly as an interpreter implementation detail).
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``__name__`` is set to *run_name* if this optional argument is not
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:const:`None` and to ``'<run_path>'`` otherwise.
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``__file__`` is set to the name provided by the module loader. If the
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loader does not make filename information available, this variable is set
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to :const:`None`. For a simple script, this will be set to ``file_path``.
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``__loader__`` is set to the PEP 302 module loader used to retrieve the
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code for the module (This loader may be a wrapper around the standard
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import mechanism). For a simple script, this will be set to :const:`None`.
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``__package__`` is set to ``__name__.rpartition('.')[0]``.
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A number of alterations are also made to the :mod:`sys` module. Firstly,
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``sys.path`` may be altered as described above. ``sys.argv[0]`` is updated
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with the value of ``file_path`` and ``sys.modules[__name__]`` is updated
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with a temporary module object for the module being executed. All
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modifications to items in :mod:`sys` are reverted before the function
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returns.
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Note that, unlike :func:`run_module`, the alterations made to :mod:`sys`
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are not optional in this function as these adjustments are essential to
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allowing the execution of sys.path entries. As the thread safety
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limitations still apply, use of this function in threaded code should be
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either serialised with the import lock or delegated to a separate process.
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.. versionadded:: 3.2
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.. seealso::
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:pep:`338` - Executing modules as scripts
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PEP written and implemented by Nick Coghlan.
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:pep:`366` - Main module explicit relative imports
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PEP written and implemented by Nick Coghlan.
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:ref:`using-on-general` - CPython command line details
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