Guilherme Polo wrote:
> 2008/2/9, Arnaud Delobelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
>> On Feb 9, 12:32 pm, "Guilherme Polo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> > 2008/2/9, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> >
>> > > Guilherme Polo wrote:
>> > > > 2008/2/9, Alex <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>>
>>
>> > > >> Which library could you recommend to perform simple editing of
>> Python
>> > > >> code (from Python program)? For example, open *.py file, find
>> specific
>> > > >> function definition, add another function call inside, find
>> existing
>> > > >> call and change parameter value, etc.
>> > > > You are after inspect, it is included with python.
>> >
>> > > Yes, I forgot to mention - I'm new to Python. I didn't necessary mention
>> > > 3rd party library. Simply such wasn't mentioned in library review and
>> > > tutorials, so I didn't know of it. What's the module's name?
>> >
>>
>>
>>> inspect is a module, inspect is the name. It is not a module for
>>>
>> > editing Python code per se, but it will help with the other part.
>>
>>
>> I don't think the OP wants to edit python code *objects*, rather he
>> wants to edit python *source* code programmatically. Inspect is not
>> the tool for this.
>>
>
> I didn't tell him to use inspect to edit python code, I said it was
> useful for the other part. The other part, as he mentioned on his
> email is: "find specific
> function definition, add another function call inside, find existing
> call".
Sorry but I said "in *.py file", meaning that file isn't executed to
edit objects in memory. It's instead saved in modified form, possibly to
be edited by user. Guess it's a common task for visual GUI editors and
any visual programming tools.
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