"""runpy.py - locating and running Python code using the module namespace Provides support for locating and running Python scripts using the Python module namespace instead of the native filesystem. This allows Python code to play nicely with non-filesystem based PEP 302 importers when locating support scripts as well as when importing modules. """ # Written by Nick Coghlan # to implement PEP 338 (Executing Modules as Scripts) import sys import imp try: from imp import get_loader except ImportError: from pkgutil import get_loader __all__ = [ "run_module", ] def _run_code(code, run_globals, init_globals, mod_name, mod_fname, mod_loader): """Helper for _run_module_code""" if init_globals is not None: run_globals.update(init_globals) run_globals.update(__name__ = mod_name, __file__ = mod_fname, __loader__ = mod_loader) exec code in run_globals return run_globals def _run_module_code(code, init_globals=None, mod_name=None, mod_fname=None, mod_loader=None, alter_sys=False): """Helper for run_module""" # Set up the top level namespace dictionary if alter_sys: # Modify sys.argv[0] and sys.module[mod_name] temp_module = imp.new_module(mod_name) mod_globals = temp_module.__dict__ saved_argv0 = sys.argv[0] restore_module = mod_name in sys.modules if restore_module: saved_module = sys.modules[mod_name] sys.argv[0] = mod_fname sys.modules[mod_name] = temp_module try: _run_code(code, mod_globals, init_globals, mod_name, mod_fname, mod_loader) finally: sys.argv[0] = saved_argv0 if restore_module: sys.modules[mod_name] = saved_module else: del sys.modules[mod_name] # Copy the globals of the temporary module, as they # may be cleared when the temporary module goes away return mod_globals.copy() else: # Leave the sys module alone return _run_code(code, {}, init_globals, mod_name, mod_fname, mod_loader) # This helper is needed due to a missing component in the PEP 302 # loader protocol (specifically, "get_filename" is non-standard) def _get_filename(loader, mod_name): try: get_filename = loader.get_filename except AttributeError: return None else: return get_filename(mod_name) def run_module(mod_name, init_globals=None, run_name=None, alter_sys=False): """Execute a module's code without importing it Returns the resulting top level namespace dictionary """ loader = get_loader(mod_name) if loader is None: raise ImportError("No module named " + mod_name) code = loader.get_code(mod_name) if code is None: raise ImportError("No code object available for " + mod_name) filename = _get_filename(loader, mod_name) if run_name is None: run_name = mod_name return _run_module_code(code, init_globals, run_name, filename, loader, alter_sys) if __name__ == "__main__": # Run the module specified as the next command line argument if len(sys.argv) < 2: print >> sys.stderr, "No module specified for execution" else: del sys.argv[0] # Make the requested module sys.argv[0] run_module(sys.argv[0], run_name="__main__", alter_sys=True)