Outsourcer

A micro library for generating Python source code.

Installation

pip install outsourcer

Outsourcer requires Python 3.6 or later.

Why does this exist?

Sometimes you have to generate some Python code, and sometimes it's a bit too complicated for using string templates. This is a small library you can use in those cases.

Example

Hello, World

>>> from outsourcer import sym
>>> sym.print('hello, world')
print('hello, world')

This example uses sym to create a code fragment.

Control Flow

Here's a longer example:

>>> from outsourcer import CodeBuilder, sym
>>> b = CodeBuilder()
>>> item = sym.item
>>> with b.FOR(item, in_=sym.some_collection):
...     with b.IF(item % 2 == 0):
...         b += sym.print('even')
...     with b.ELSE():
...         b += sym.skipped.append(item)
...
>>> print(b.source_code())
for item in some_collection:
    if ((item % 2) == 0):
        print('even')
    else:
        skipped.append(item)