eric3.Utilities.__init__

Package implementing various functions/classes needed everywhere within eric3.

Classes

CodingError Class implementing an exception, which is raised, if a given coding is incorrect.

Functions

_percentReplacementFunc Protected function called for replacing % codes.
compile Function to compile one Python source file to Python bytecode.
decode Function to decode a text.
direntries Function returning a list of all files and directories.
encode Function to encode a text.
escape_entities Function to encode html entities.
escape_uentities Function to encode html entities.
getConfigDir Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.
getDirs Function returning a list of all directories below path.
getExecutablePath Function to build the full path of an executable file from the environment.
getHomeDir Function to get a users home directory
getPercentReplacement Function to get the replacement for code.
getPercentReplacementHelp Function to get the help text for the supported %-codes.
getPythonLibPath Function to determine the path to Pythons library.
getPythonVersion Function to get the Python version (major, minor) as an integer value.
getTestFileName Function to build the filename of a unittest file.
getUserName Function to get the user name.
get_coding Function to get the coding of a text.
html_encode Function to correctly encode a text for html.
html_uencode Function to correctly encode a unicode text for html.
isExecutable Function to check, if a file is executable.
isinpath Function to check for an executable file.
joinext Function to join a file extension to a path.
normabsjoinpath Function returning a normalized, absolute path of the joined parts passed into it.
normabspath Function returning a normalized, absolute path.
normcasepath Function returning a path, that is normalized with respect to its case and references.
normjoinpath Function returning a normalized path of the joined parts passed into it.
parseEnvironmentString Function used to convert an environment string into a list of environment settings.
parseOptionString Function used to convert an option string into a list of options.
parseString Function used to convert a string into a list.
posix_GetUserName Function to get the user name under Posix systems.
samepath Function to compare two paths.
splitPath Function to split a pathname into a directory part and a file part.
toUnicode Private method to convert a string to unicode.
win32_GetUserName Function to get the user name under Win32.
win32_Kill Function to provide an os.kill equivalent for Win32.


CodingError

Class implementing an exception, which is raised, if a given coding is incorrect.

Derived from

Exception

Methods

CodingError Constructor
__repr__ Private method returning a representation of the exception.
__str__ Private method returning a string representation of the exception.

CodingError (Constructor)

CodingError(coding)

Constructor

CodingError.__repr__

__repr__()

Private method returning a representation of the exception.

Returns:
string representing the error message

CodingError.__str__

__str__()

Private method returning a string representation of the exception.

Returns:
string representing the error message

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_percentReplacementFunc

_percentReplacementFunc(matchobj)

Protected function called for replacing % codes.

matchobj
matchobject for the code
Returns:
replacement string
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compile

compile(file)

Function to compile one Python source file to Python bytecode.

file
source filename (string)
Returns:
A tuple indicating status (1 = an error was found), the filename, the linenumber, the code string and the error message (boolean, string, string, string, string). The values are only valid, if the status equals 1.
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decode

decode(text)

Function to decode a text.

text
text to decode (string)
Returns:
decoded text
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direntries

direntries(path, filesonly=0, pattern=None, followsymlinks=1)

Function returning a list of all files and directories.

path
root of the tree to check
filesonly
flag indicating that only files are wanted
pattern
a filename pattern to check against
followsymlinks
flag indicating whether symbolic links should be followed
Returns:
list of all files and directories in the tree rooted at path. The names are expanded to start with path.
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encode

encode(text, orig_coding)

Function to encode a text.

text
text to encode (string)
orig_coding
type of the original coding (string)
Returns:
encoded text
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escape_entities

escape_entities(m, map=_escape_map)

Function to encode html entities.

m
the match object
map
the map of entioties to encode
Returns:
the converted text (string)
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escape_uentities

escape_uentities(m)

Function to encode html entities.

m
the match object
Returns:
the converted text (string)
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getConfigDir

getConfigDir()

Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.

Returns:
directory name of the config dir (string)
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getDirs

getDirs(path, excludeDirs)

Function returning a list of all directories below path.

path
root of the tree to check
excludeDirs
basename of directories to ignore
Returns:
list of all directories found
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getExecutablePath

getExecutablePath(file)

Function to build the full path of an executable file from the environment.

file
filename of the executable to check (string)
Returns:
full executable name, if the executable file is accessible via the searchpath defined by the PATH environment variable, or an empty string otherwise.
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getHomeDir

getHomeDir()

Function to get a users home directory

Returns:
home directory (string)
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getPercentReplacement

getPercentReplacement(code)

Function to get the replacement for code.

code
code indicator (string or QString)
Returns:
replacement string (string)
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getPercentReplacementHelp

getPercentReplacementHelp()

Function to get the help text for the supported %-codes.

Returns:
help text (QString)
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getPythonLibPath

getPythonLibPath()

Function to determine the path to Pythons library.

Returns:
path to the Python library (string)
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getPythonVersion

getPythonVersion()

Function to get the Python version (major, minor) as an integer value.

Returns:
An integer representing major and minor version number (integer)
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getTestFileName

getTestFileName(fn)

Function to build the filename of a unittest file.

The filename for the unittest file is built by prepending the string "test" to the filename passed into this function.

fn
filename basis to be used for the unittest filename (string)
Returns:
filename of the corresponding unittest file (string)
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getUserName

getUserName()

Function to get the user name.

Returns:
user name (string)
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get_coding

get_coding(text)

Function to get the coding of a text.

text
text to inspect (string)
Returns:
coding string
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html_encode

html_encode(text, pattern=_escape)

Function to correctly encode a text for html.

text
text to be encoded (string)
pattern
search pattern for text to be encoded (string)
Returns:
the encoded text (string)
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html_uencode

html_uencode(text, pattern=_uescape)

Function to correctly encode a unicode text for html.

text
text to be encoded (string)
pattern
search pattern for text to be encoded (string)
Returns:
the encoded text (string)
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isExecutable

isExecutable(exe)

Function to check, if a file is executable.

exe
filename of the executable to check (string)
Returns:
flag indicating executable status (boolean)
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isinpath

isinpath(file)

Function to check for an executable file.

file
filename of the executable to check (string)
Returns:
flag to indicate, if the executable file is accessible via the searchpath defined by the PATH environment variable.
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joinext

joinext(prefix, ext)

Function to join a file extension to a path.

The leading "." of ext is replaced by a platform specific extension separator if neccessary.

prefix
the basepart of the filename (string)
ext
the extension part (string)
Returns:
the complete filename (string)
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normabsjoinpath

normabsjoinpath(a, *p)

Function returning a normalized, absolute path of the joined parts passed into it.

a
first path to be joined (string)
p
variable number of path parts to be joind (string)
Returns:
absolute, normalized path (string)
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normabspath

normabspath(path)

Function returning a normalized, absolute path.

path
file path (string)
Returns:
absolute, normalized path (string)
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normcasepath

normcasepath(path)

Function returning a path, that is normalized with respect to its case and references.

path
file path (string)
Returns:
case normalized path (string)
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normjoinpath

normjoinpath(a, *p)

Function returning a normalized path of the joined parts passed into it.

a
first path to be joined (string)
p
variable number of path parts to be joind (string)
Returns:
normalized path (string)
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parseEnvironmentString

parseEnvironmentString(s)

Function used to convert an environment string into a list of environment settings.

s
environment string (string or QString)
Returns:
list of environment settings (list of strings)
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parseOptionString

parseOptionString(s)

Function used to convert an option string into a list of options.

s
option string (string or QString)
Returns:
list of options (list of strings)
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parseString

parseString(s, rx)

Function used to convert a string into a list.

s
string to be parsed (string or QString)
rx
regex defining the parse pattern (QRegExp)
Returns:
list of parsed data (list of strings)
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posix_GetUserName

posix_GetUserName()

Function to get the user name under Posix systems.

Returns:
user name (string)
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samepath

samepath(f1, f2)

Function to compare two paths.

f1
first path for the compare (string)
f2
second path for the compare (string)
Returns:
flag indicating whether the two paths represent the same path on disk.
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splitPath

splitPath(name)

Function to split a pathname into a directory part and a file part.

name
path name (string)
Returns:
a tuple of 2 strings (dirname, filename).
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toUnicode

toUnicode(s)

Private method to convert a string to unicode.

If the passed in string is of type QString, it is simply returned unaltered, assuming, that it is already a unicode string. For all other strings, various codes are tried until one converts the string without an error. If all codecs fail, the string is returned unaltered.

s
string to be converted (string or QString)
Returns:
converted string (unicode or QString)
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win32_GetUserName

win32_GetUserName()

Function to get the user name under Win32.

Returns:
user name (string)
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win32_Kill

win32_Kill(pid)

Function to provide an os.kill equivalent for Win32.

pid
process id
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