twisted.python.modules.PythonPath : API documentation

I represent the very top of the Python object-space, the module list in sys.path and the modules list in sys.modules.

Instance Variables	_sysPath	a sequence of strings like sys.path. This attribute is read-only.
	moduleDict	a dictionary mapping string module names to module objects, like sys.modules.
	sysPathHooks	a list of PEP-302 path hooks, like sys.path_hooks.
	moduleLoader	a function that takes a fully-qualified python name and returns a module, like twisted.python.reflect.namedAny.

Method	__init__	Create a PythonPath. You almost certainly want to use
Method	iterEntries	Iterate the entries on my sysPath.
Method	__getitem__	Get a python module by its given fully-qualified name.
Method	__repr__	Display my sysPath and moduleDict in a string representation.
Method	iterModules	Yield all top-level modules on my sysPath.
Method	walkModules	Similar to `iterModules`, this yields every module on the path, then every
Method	_getSysPath	Retrieve the current value of the module search path list.
Method	_findEntryPathString	Determine where a given Python module object came from by looking at path
Method	_smartPath	Given a path entry from sys.path which may refer to an importer,

def __init__(self, sysPath=None, moduleDict=sys.modules, sysPathHooks=sys.path_hooks, importerCache=sys.path_importer_cache, moduleLoader=namedAny, sysPathFactory=None): (source)

Create a PythonPath. You almost certainly want to use modules.theSystemPath, or its aliased methods, rather than creating a new instance yourself, though.

All parameters are optional, and if unspecified, will use 'system' equivalents that makes this PythonPath like the global theSystemPath instance.

Parameters	sysPath	a sys.path-like list to use for this PythonPath, to specify where to load modules from.
	moduleDict	a sys.modules-like dictionary to use for keeping track of what modules this PythonPath has loaded.
	sysPathHooks	sys.path_hooks-like list of PEP-302 path hooks to be used for this PythonPath, to determie which importers should be used.
	importerCache	a sys.path_importer_cache-like list of PEP-302 importers. This will be used in conjunction with the given sysPathHooks.
	moduleLoader	a module loader function which takes a string and returns a module. That is to say, it is like `namedAny` - not like `__import__`.
	sysPathFactory	a 0-argument callable which returns the current value of a sys.path-like list of strings. Specify either this, or sysPath, not both. This alternative interface is provided because the way the Python import mechanism works, you can re-bind the 'sys.path' name and that is what is used for current imports, so it must be a factory rather than a value to deal with modification by rebinding rather than modification by mutation. Note: it is not recommended to rebind sys.path. Although this mechanism can deal with that, it is a subtle point which some tools that it is easy for tools which interact with sys.path to miss.

def _getSysPath(self): (source)

Retrieve the current value of the module search path list.

def _findEntryPathString(self, modobj): (source)

Determine where a given Python module object came from by looking at path entries.

def _smartPath(self, pathName): (source)

Given a path entry from sys.path which may refer to an importer, return the appropriate FilePath-like instance.

Parameters	pathName	a str describing the path.
Returns	a FilePath-like object.

def iterEntries(self): (source)

Iterate the entries on my sysPath.

Returns a generator yielding PathEntry objects

def __getitem__(self, modname): (source)

Get a python module by its given fully-qualified name.

Parameters	modname	The fully-qualified Python module name to load. (type: `str` )
Returns	an object representing the module identified by `modname` (type: `PythonModule` )
Raises	KeyError	if the module name is not a valid module name, or no such module can be identified as loadable.

t.p.m.PythonPath : class documentation