pwclient is a VCS-agnostic tool for interacting with Patchwork, the web-based patch tracking system.
Installation
The easiest way to install pwclient and its dependencies is using pip. To do so, run:
$ python3 -m pip install pwclientYou can also install pwclient manually. First, install the required dependencies. On Fedora, run:
$ sudo dnf install python-pbrOn Debian/Ubuntu, run:
$ sudo apt-get install python3-pbrOn openSUSE, run:
$ sudo zypper in -y python3-pbrOnce dependencies are installed, clone this repo and run setup.py:
$ git clone https://github.com/getpatchwork/pwclient
$ cd pwclient
$ python3 -m pip install --user .Getting Started
To use pwclient, you will need a .pwclientrc file, located in your home directory ($HOME or ~). You can point to another path with the environment variable PWCLIENTRC. Patchwork itself provides sample .pwclientrc files for projects at /project/{projectName}/pwclientrc/. For example, here is the .pwclientrc file for Patchwork itself.
Development
If you’re interested in contributing to pwclient, first clone the repo:
$ git clone https://github.com/getpatchwork/pwclient
$ cd pwclientCreate a virtualenv, then install the package in editable mode:
$ virtualenv .venv
$ source .venv/bin/activate
$ python3 -m pip install --editable .Documentation
Documentation is available on Read the Docs
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