#1153769: document PEP 237 changes to string formatting.
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1 """runpy.py - locating and running Python code using the module namespace
3 Provides support for locating and running Python scripts using the Python
4 module namespace instead of the native filesystem.
6 This allows Python code to play nicely with non-filesystem based PEP 302
7 importers when locating support scripts as well as when importing modules.
8 """
9 # Written by Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com>
10 # to implement PEP 338 (Executing Modules as Scripts)
12 import sys
13 import imp
14 try:
15 from imp import get_loader
16 except ImportError:
17 from pkgutil import get_loader
19 __all__ = [
20 "run_module",
24 def _run_code(code, run_globals, init_globals=None,
25 mod_name=None, mod_fname=None,
26 mod_loader=None, pkg_name=None):
27 """Helper for _run_module_code"""
28 if init_globals is not None:
29 run_globals.update(init_globals)
30 run_globals.update(__name__ = mod_name,
31 __file__ = mod_fname,
32 __loader__ = mod_loader,
33 __package__ = pkg_name)
34 exec code in run_globals
35 return run_globals
37 def _run_module_code(code, init_globals=None,
38 mod_name=None, mod_fname=None,
39 mod_loader=None, pkg_name=None):
40 """Helper for run_module"""
41 # Set up the top level namespace dictionary
42 temp_module = imp.new_module(mod_name)
43 mod_globals = temp_module.__dict__
44 # Modify sys.argv[0] and sys.module[mod_name]
45 saved_argv0 = sys.argv[0]
46 restore_module = mod_name in sys.modules
47 if restore_module:
48 saved_module = sys.modules[mod_name]
49 sys.argv[0] = mod_fname
50 sys.modules[mod_name] = temp_module
51 try:
52 _run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals,
53 mod_name, mod_fname,
54 mod_loader, pkg_name)
55 finally:
56 sys.argv[0] = saved_argv0
57 if restore_module:
58 sys.modules[mod_name] = saved_module
59 else:
60 del sys.modules[mod_name]
61 # Copy the globals of the temporary module, as they
62 # may be cleared when the temporary module goes away
63 return mod_globals.copy()
66 # This helper is needed due to a missing component in the PEP 302
67 # loader protocol (specifically, "get_filename" is non-standard)
68 def _get_filename(loader, mod_name):
69 try:
70 get_filename = loader.get_filename
71 except AttributeError:
72 return None
73 else:
74 return get_filename(mod_name)
76 # Helper to get the loader, code and filename for a module
77 def _get_module_details(mod_name):
78 loader = get_loader(mod_name)
79 if loader is None:
80 raise ImportError("No module named %s" % mod_name)
81 if loader.is_package(mod_name):
82 raise ImportError(("%s is a package and cannot " +
83 "be directly executed") % mod_name)
84 code = loader.get_code(mod_name)
85 if code is None:
86 raise ImportError("No code object available for %s" % mod_name)
87 filename = _get_filename(loader, mod_name)
88 return loader, code, filename
91 # XXX ncoghlan: Should this be documented and made public?
92 # (Current thoughts: don't repeat the mistake that lead to its
93 # creation when run_module() no longer met the needs of
94 # mainmodule.c, but couldn't be changed because it was public)
95 def _run_module_as_main(mod_name, set_argv0=True):
96 """Runs the designated module in the __main__ namespace
98 These __*__ magic variables will be overwritten:
99 __file__
100 __loader__
102 try:
103 loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
104 except ImportError as exc:
105 # Try to provide a good error message
106 # for directories, zip files and the -m switch
107 if set_argv0:
108 # For -m switch, just disply the exception
109 info = str(exc)
110 else:
111 # For directories/zipfiles, let the user
112 # know what the code was looking for
113 info = "can't find '__main__.py' in %r" % sys.argv[0]
114 msg = "%s: %s" % (sys.executable, info)
115 sys.exit(msg)
116 pkg_name = mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]
117 main_globals = sys.modules["__main__"].__dict__
118 if set_argv0:
119 sys.argv[0] = fname
120 return _run_code(code, main_globals, None,
121 "__main__", fname, loader, pkg_name)
123 def run_module(mod_name, init_globals=None,
124 run_name=None, alter_sys=False):
125 """Execute a module's code without importing it
127 Returns the resulting top level namespace dictionary
129 loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
130 if run_name is None:
131 run_name = mod_name
132 pkg_name = mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]
133 if alter_sys:
134 return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name,
135 fname, loader, pkg_name)
136 else:
137 # Leave the sys module alone
138 return _run_code(code, {}, init_globals, run_name,
139 fname, loader, pkg_name)
142 if __name__ == "__main__":
143 # Run the module specified as the next command line argument
144 if len(sys.argv) < 2:
145 print >> sys.stderr, "No module specified for execution"
146 else:
147 del sys.argv[0] # Make the requested module sys.argv[0]
148 _run_module_as_main(sys.argv[0])