lib-platform 1.2.10

some platform related functions, which also work correctly on wine

lib_platform

Version v1.2.10 as of 2023-10-13 see Changelog

some platform related functions, which also work correctly on wine

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Python version required: 3.8.0 or newer

tested on recent linux with python 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12-dev, pypy-3.9, pypy-3.10 - architectures: amd64

100% code coverage, flake8 style checking ,mypy static type checking ,tested under Linux, macOS, Windows, automatic daily builds and monitoring

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• Try it Online

• Usage

• Usage from Commandline

• Installation and Upgrade

• Requirements

• Acknowledgements

• Contribute

• Report Issues

• Pull Request

• Code of Conduct

• License

• Changelog

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Try it Online

You might try it right away in Jupyter Notebook by using the “launch binder” badge, or click here

Usage

>>> import lib_platform

>>> # get system as string
>>> system = lib_platform.system

>>> # bool is_platform_linux
>>> is_platform_linux = lib_platform.is_platform_linux

>>> # bool is_platform_darwin
>>> is_platform_darwin = lib_platform.is_platform_darwin

>>> # bool is_platform_posix
>>> # either darwin or linux
>>> is_platform_posix = lib_platform.is_platform_posix

>>> # bool is_platform_windows
>>> # also True for windows_xp or windows_wine
>>> is_platform_windows = lib_platform.is_platform_windows

>>> # bool is_platform_windows_xp
>>> is_platform_windows_xp = lib_platform.is_platform_windows_xp

>>> # bool is_platform_windows_wine
>>> is_platform_windows_wine = lib_platform.is_platform_windows_wine

>>> # bool is_platform_windows_wine_xp
>>> is_platform_windows_wine_xp = lib_platform.is_platform_windows_wine_xp

>>> # string username lib_platform.username
>>> username = lib_platform.username

>>> # string fqdn hostname
>>> hostname = lib_platform.hostname

>>> # string hostname short
>>> hostname_short = lib_platform.hostname_short

>>> # path to userhome
>>> path_userhome = lib_platform.path_userhome

>>> # is user administrator (has user admin rights)
>>> is_user_admin = lib_platform.is_user_admin

Usage from Commandline

Usage: lib_platform [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  some platform related functions, which also work correctly on wine

Options:
  --version                     Show the version and exit.
  --traceback / --no-traceback  return traceback information on cli
  -h, --help                    Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  info  get program informations

Installation and Upgrade

• Before You start, its highly recommended to update pip and setup tools:

python -m pip --upgrade pip
python -m pip --upgrade setuptools

• to install the latest release from PyPi via pip (recommended):

python -m pip install --upgrade lib_platform

• to install the latest release from PyPi via pip, including test dependencies:

python -m pip install --upgrade lib_platform[test]

• to install the latest version from github via pip:

python -m pip install --upgrade git+https://github.com/bitranox/lib_platform.git

• include it into Your requirements.txt:

# Insert following line in Your requirements.txt:
# for the latest Release on pypi:
lib_platform

# for the latest development version :
lib_platform @ git+https://github.com/bitranox/lib_platform.git

# to install and upgrade all modules mentioned in requirements.txt:
python -m pip install --upgrade -r /<path>/requirements.txt

• to install the latest development version, including test dependencies from source code:

# cd ~
$ git clone https://github.com/bitranox/lib_platform.git
$ cd lib_platform
python -m pip install -e .[test]

• via makefile: makefiles are a very convenient way to install. Here we can do much more, like installing virtual environments, clean caches and so on.

# from Your shell's homedirectory:
$ git clone https://github.com/bitranox/lib_platform.git
$ cd lib_platform

# to run the tests:
$ make test

# to install the package
$ make install

# to clean the package
$ make clean

# uninstall the package
$ make uninstall

Requirements

following modules will be automatically installed :

## Project Requirements
click
cli_exit_tools
lib_registry

Acknowledgements

• special thanks to “uncle bob” Robert C. Martin, especially for his books on “clean code” and “clean architecture”

Contribute

I would love for you to fork and send me pull request for this project. - please Contribute

License

This software is licensed under the MIT license

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Changelog

• new MAJOR version for incompatible API changes,

• new MINOR version for added functionality in a backwards compatible manner

• new PATCH version for backwards compatible bug fixes

v1.2.10

2023-10-13:

• patch doctest for osx

v1.2.9

2023-07-21:

• require minimum python 3.8

• remove python 3.7 tests

• introduce PEP517 packaging standard

• introduce pyproject.toml build-system

• remove mypy.ini

• remove pytest.ini

• remove setup.cfg

• remove setup.py

• remove .bettercodehub.yml

• remove .travis.yml

• update black config

• clean ./tests/test_cli.py

• add codeql badge

• move 3rd_party_stubs outside the src directory to ./.3rd_party_stubs

• add pypy 3.10 tests

• add python 3.12-dev tests

v1.2.8

2022-11-09:

• fix get hostname, if something is tinkering with the loopback interface on Windows - for instance ‘Solid Works 3DExperience’

v1.2.7

2020-10-09: service release

• update travis build matrix for linux 3.9-dev

• update travis build matrix (paths) for windows 3.9 / 3.10

v1.2.6

2020-08-08: service release

• fix documentation

• fix travis

• deprecate pycodestyle

• implement flake8

v1.2.5

2020-08-01: fix pypi deploy

v1.2.4

2020-07-31: fix travis build

v1.2.3

2020-07-29: feature release

• use the new pizzacutter template

• use cli_exit_tools

v1.2.2

2020-07-16: feature release

• fix cli test

• enable traceback option on cli errors

v1.2.1

2020-07-14patch release

• make it compatible with latest lib_registry

v1.2.0

2020-07-07service release

• new click cli

• use PizzaCutter Template

• added jupyter notebook

• dropped python2.7 - python3.5 support

v1.0.3

2019-06-14: add is_user_admin (check for administration rights)

v1.0.2

2019-04-28: Documentation Update, minor Fixes in setup.py

v1.0.0

2019-03-28: Initial public release, PyPi Release