pyparam 0.1.0

Powerful parameter processing.

pyparam

Powerful parameter processing

Installation

pip install pyparam

Usage

Parameters from command line arguments

• Basic usage

  program.py

   from param import params
   # define arguments
   params.opt1 = '1' # default value
   params.opt1.desc = 'This is option 1'
   # required option
   params.opt2.required = True
   params.opt2.desc = 'This is option 2'
   # Alias
   params.option2 = params.opt2
   # define type of an option
   params.opt3.required = True
   params.opt3.type = int # or 'int'
   params.opt3.desc = 'This is option 3'
  
   print(params._parse())
  

   > python program.py
  

  

   > python program.py -opt2 1 -opt3 4 -opt1 5
   {'opt1': '5', 'opt2': 1, 'option2': 1, 'opt3': 4}
  
   > python program.py -opt2 True -opt3 4 -opt1 5
   {'opt1': '5', 'opt2': True, 'option2': 1, 'opt3': 4}
  
   > python program.py -opt2 1 -opt3 x -opt1 5
   Traceback (most recent call last):
   ... ...
   	raise ParamTypeError('Unable to coerce value %r to type %r' % (value, typename))
   param.ParamTypeError: Unable to coerce value 'x' to type 'int:'
  

  • Different prefix

   params._prefix = '--'
  

   > python program.py --opt2 1 --opt3 4 --opt1 5
   {'opt1': '5', 'opt2': 1, 'option2': 1, 'opt3': 4}
  

• Short and long options

   params._prefix = '-'
   params.o.required = True
   params.o.type = str
   params.o.desc = 'The output file.'
   params['-output'] = params.o
  

   > python program.py
  

  

   > python program.py -o /path/to/outfile
   {'o': '/path/to/outfile', '-output': '/path/to/outfile'}
   # Note you have to use "-output" to access the value instead of "output"
  

• Callbacks

   from os import path
   from param import params
   params._prefix = '-'
   params.o.required = True
   params.o.callback = lambda param: 'Directory of output file does not exist.' \
   	if not path.exists(path.dirname(param.value)) else None
   print(params._parse())
  

   python program.py -o /path/not/exists/outfile
  

  

  Modify value with other options:

   params.amplifier = 10
   params.number.type = int
   params.number.callback = lambda param, ps: param.setValue(param.value * ps.amplifier.value)
  

   > python program.py -amplifier 100 -number 2
   {'amplifier': 100, 'number': 200}
  

• Type redefinition

   # option 'opt' defined but no value and no type defined ('auto' implied)
   param.opt.desc = 'Option'
  

   > python program.py -opt 1
   {'opt': 1}
  
   > python program.py -opt a
   {'opt': 'a'}
  
   # force str
   > python program.py -opt:str 1
   {'opt': '1'}
  

• List/Array options

   params.infiles.type = list
  

   > python program.py -infiles file1 file2 file3 # or
   > python program.py -infiles file1 -infiles file2 -infiles file3
   {'infiles': ['file1', 'file2', 'file3']}
  

  Default values:

   params.infiles = ['file0']
  

   > python program.py -infiles file1 file2 file3
   {'infiles': ['file0', 'file1', 'file2', 'file3']}
  

  Reset list options

   > python program.py -infiles:reset file1 -infiles file2 -infiles file3 # or
   > python program.py -infiles:reset file1 file2 file3 # or
   > python program.py -infiles:list:reset file1 file2 file3
   # or use short names `l:r` for `list:reset`
   {'infiles': ['file1', 'file2', 'file3']}
  

  Elements are convert using auto type:

   > python program.py -infiles file1 file2 3
   {'infiles': ['file0', 'file1', 'file2', 3]}
   # to force all str type, note the option is reset
   > python program.py -infiles:list:str file1 file2 3
   {'infiles': ['file1', 'file2', '3']}
  

  List of list options

   params.files = ['file01', 'file02']
   params.files.type = 'list:list'
  

   > python program.py -files file11 file12 -files 3
   {'infiles': [['file01', 'file02'], ['file11', 'file12'], ['3']]}
   # Note that list:list don't to auto conversion for elements
   # reset list:list
   > python program.py -files:r file11 file12 -files 3
   {'infiles': [['file11', 'file12'], ['3']]}
  

• Positional options

   params._.desc = 'Positional option'
  

   > python program.py file1
   {'_': ['file1']}
  

  If last option is a list option:

   params.infiles = []
   params._.desc = 'Positional option'
  

   > python program.py -infiles file1 file2 file3
   {'infiles': ['file1', 'file2', 'file3'], '_': None}
   # If I want file3 to be the positional option
   > python program.py -infiles file1 file2 - file3
   {'infiles': ['file1', 'file2'], '_': 'file3'}
  

• Dict options

   params.config = {'default': 1}
  

   > python program.py -config.width 10 -config.height 20 -config.sub.switch
   {'config': {'default': 1, 'width': 10, 'height': 20, 'sub': {'switch': True}}}
   # reset dict option
   > python program.py -config:r -config.width 10 -config.height 20
   {'config': {'width': 10, 'height': 20}}
  

• Arbitrary parsing Parse the arguments without definition

   print(params._parse(arbi = True))
  

   > python program.py -a 1 -b:list 2 3 -c:dict -c.a.b 4 -c.a.c 5 -d:list:list 6 7 -d 8 9
   {'a': 1, 'b': [2, 3], 'c': {'a': {'b': 4, 'c': 5}}, 'd': [['6', '7'], ['8', '9']]}
  

Help message

• Themes

   from param import params
   params._theme = 'blue'
   print(params._parse())
  

   > python program.py
  

  

   params._theme = 'plain'
  

  

  Customize theme based on default theme:

   dict(
   	error   = colorama.Fore.RED,
   	warning = colorama.Fore.YELLOW,
   	title   = colorama.Style.BRIGHT + colorama.Fore.CYAN,  # section title
   	prog    = colorama.Style.BRIGHT + colorama.Fore.GREEN, # program name
   	default = colorama.Fore.MAGENTA,              # default values
   	optname = colorama.Style.BRIGHT + colorama.Fore.GREEN,
   	opttype = colorama.Fore.BLUE,
   	optdesc = ''),
  

   import colorama
   from param import params
   params._theme = dict(title = colorama.Style.BRIGHT + colorama.Fore.YELLOW)
   print(params._parse())
  

  

• Manipulation of the message Help message is first transformed into a list, where the element is a tuple of (option name, type and description) if it is an option otherwise a string, and then formatted with the HelpAssembler class. A callback is available to operate on the transformed message so that the help page can be hacked.

   from param import params
   params.a = 1
   print(params._helpitems())
   # OrderedDict([
   #   ('usage', ['{prog} [OPTIONS]']),
   #   ('OPTIONAL OPTIONS', [
   #       ('-a', 'int', ['Default: 1']),
   #       ('-h, --help, -H', '', ['Print this help information'])
   #   ])
   # ])
  

   from param import params
   params.a = 1
  
   # add description for the program
   params._desc = 'A sample program.'
  
   def helpx(items):
   	# add a section
   	items['Java options'] = [('-java.io.tmpdir', 'dir', ['Tmpdir for java.'])]
   	return items
  
   params._helpx = helpx
   params._parse()
  

   > python program.py
  

  

Parameters from dict

•  from param import params
   params._load({
   	'opt1': '1',
   	'opt2.required': True,
   	'opt2.desc': 'This is option 2',
   	'option2.alias': 'opt2',
   	'opt3.required': True,
   	'opt3.type': 'int',
   	'opt3.desc': 'This is option 3',
   }, show = True)
   # show = False by default, params loaded from dict 
   # will not be show in help page
   print(params._parse())
  

   python program.py
  

  

  If an option is defined before loading, then the value and attributes will be overwritten.

Parameters from file

• Parameters can also be loaded from a configuration file that is supported by python-simpleconf sample.ini

   [default]
   opt1 = 1
   opt1.desc = 'This is option 1'
   [profile1]
   opt1 = 2
  

   params._loadFile('sample.ini', profile = 'default')
   print(params.dict())
   # {'opt1': 1}
   # profile = 'profile1'
   # {'opt1': 2}
  

Different wrapper for _parse return value

•  # python-box
   from box import Box
   from param import params
   params.opt = {'a': {'b': 1}}
   args = params._parse(dict_wrapper = Box)
   args.opt.a.b == 1
  

Sub-commands

•  from param import commands
   # common options for all commands
   commands._.workdir.desc      = 'The work directory.'
   commands._.workdir.required  = 'The work directory.'
   commands.show                = 'Shows information'
   commands.show.all            = False
   commands.show.all.desc       = 'Show all information'
   commands.show.depth          = 2
   commands.show.depth.desc     = 'Show the information on depth'
   # alias
   commands.list                = commands.show
   commands.run                 = 'Run script'
   commands.run.script.desc     = 'The script to run'
   commands.run.script.required = True
   print(commands._parse())
  

   > python program.py
  

  

   > python program.py -workdir ./workdir show -depth 3 -all
   ('show', {'all': True, 'depth': 3}, {'workdir': './workdir'})
   #command,command options,          common options