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author | Éric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org> | 2010-12-15 19:09:58 (GMT) |
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committer | Éric Araujo <merwok@netwok.org> | 2010-12-15 19:09:58 (GMT) |
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Improve trace documentation (#9264). Patch by Eli Bendersky.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/trace.rst b/Doc/library/trace.rst index 878fbed..8032192 100644 --- a/Doc/library/trace.rst +++ b/Doc/library/trace.rst @@ -17,71 +17,119 @@ or from the command line. .. _trace-cli: -Command Line Usage +Command-Line Usage ------------------ The :mod:`trace` module can be invoked from the command line. It can be as simple as :: - python -m trace --count somefile.py ... + python -m trace --count -C . somefile.py ... -The above will generate annotated listings of all Python modules imported during -the execution of :file:`somefile.py`. +The above will execute :file:`somefile.py` and generate annotated listings of all +Python modules imported during the execution into the current directory. -The following command-line arguments are supported: +.. program:: trace + +.. cmdoption:: --help + + Display usage and exit. + +.. cmdoption:: --version + + Display the version of the module and exit. + +Main options +^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +At least one of the following options must be specified when invoking :mod:`trace`. +The :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` option is mutually exclusive with the +:option:`--trace <-t>` and :option:`--counts <-c>` options . When :option:`--listfuncs <-l>` +is provided, neither :option:`--counts <-c>` nor :option:`--trace <-t>` are accepted, +and vice versa. + +.. program:: trace + +.. cmdoption:: -c, --count + + Produce a set of annotated listing files upon program completion that shows + how many times each statement was executed. + See also :option:`--coverdir <-C>`, :option:`--file <-f>`, + :option:`--no-report <-R>` below. + +.. cmdoption:: -t, --trace -:option:`--trace`, :option:`-t` Display lines as they are executed. -:option:`--count`, :option:`-c` - Produce a set of annotated listing files upon program completion that shows how - many times each statement was executed. +.. cmdoption:: -l, --listfuncs + + Display the functions executed by running the program. + +.. cmdoption:: -r, --report -:option:`--report`, :option:`-r` Produce an annotated list from an earlier program run that used the - :option:`--count` and :option:`--file` arguments. + :option:`--count <-c>` and :option:`--file <-f>` option. Do not execute any code. -:option:`--no-report`, :option:`-R` - Do not generate annotated listings. This is useful if you intend to make - several runs with :option:`--count` then produce a single set of annotated - listings at the end. +.. cmdoption:: -T, --trackcalls + + Display the calling relationships exposed by running the program. + +Modifiers +^^^^^^^^^ -:option:`--listfuncs`, :option:`-l` - List the functions executed by running the program. +.. program:: trace -:option:`--trackcalls`, :option:`-T` - Generate calling relationships exposed by running the program. +.. cmdoption:: -f, --file=<file> -:option:`--file`, :option:`-f` - Name a file containing (or to contain) counts. + Name of a file to accumulate counts over several tracing runs. Should be used + with the :option:`--count <-c>` option. -:option:`--coverdir`, :option:`-C` - Name a directory in which to save annotated listing files. +.. cmdoption:: -C, --coverdir=<dir> + + Directory where the report files go. The coverage report for + ``package.module`` is written to file :file:`{dir}/{package}/{module}.cover`. + +.. cmdoption:: -m, --missing -:option:`--missing`, :option:`-m` When generating annotated listings, mark lines which were not executed with - '``>>>>>>``'. + ``>>>>>>``. -:option:`--summary`, :option:`-s` - When using :option:`--count` or :option:`--report`, write a brief summary to - stdout for each file processed. +.. cmdoption:: -s, --summary -:option:`--ignore-module` - Accepts comma separated list of module names. Ignore each of the named - module and its submodules (if it is a package). May be given - multiple times. + When using :option:`--count <-c>` or :option:`--report <-r>`, write a brief + summary to stdout for each file processed. -:option:`--ignore-dir` - Ignore all modules and packages in the named directory and subdirectories - (multiple directories can be joined by os.pathsep). May be given multiple - times. +.. cmdoption:: -R, --no-report + Do not generate annotated listings. This is useful if you intend to make + several runs with :option:`--count <-c>`, and then produce a single set of + annotated listings at the end. -.. _trace-api: +.. cmdoption:: -g, --timing + + Prefix each line with the time since the program started. Only used while + tracing. -Programming Interface ---------------------- +Filters +^^^^^^^ +These options may be repeated multiple times. + +.. program:: trace + +.. cmdoption:: --ignore-module=<mod> + + Ignore each of the given module names and its submodules (if it is a package). + The argument can be a list of names separated by a comma. + +.. cmdoption:: --ignore-dir=<dir> + + Ignore all modules and packages in the named directory and subdirectories. + The argument can be a list of directories separated by :data:`os.pathsep`. + +.. _trace-api: + +Programmatic Interface +---------------------- .. class:: Trace(count=1, trace=1, countfuncs=0, countcallers=0, ignoremods=(), ignoredirs=(), infile=None, outfile=None, timing=False) @@ -91,29 +139,50 @@ Programming Interface called during the run. *countcallers* enables call relationship tracking. *ignoremods* is a list of modules or packages to ignore. *ignoredirs* is a list of directories whose modules or packages should be ignored. *infile* is the - file from which to read stored count information. *outfile* is a file in which - to write updated count information. *timing* enables a timestamp relative - to when tracing was started to be displayed. - + name of the file from which to read stored count information. *outfile* is + the name of the file in which to write updated count information. *timing* + enables a timestamp relative to when tracing was started to be displayed. .. method:: Trace.run(cmd) - Run *cmd* under control of the Trace object with the current tracing parameters. - + Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with + the current tracing parameters. + *cmd* must be a string or code object, suitable for passing into :func:`exec`. .. method:: Trace.runctx(cmd, globals=None, locals=None) - Run *cmd* under control of the Trace object with the current tracing parameters - in the defined global and local environments. If not defined, *globals* and - *locals* default to empty dictionaries. - + Execute the command and gather statistics from the execution with + the current tracing parameters, in the defined global and local environments. + If not defined, *globals* and *locals* default to empty dictionaries. .. method:: Trace.runfunc(func, *args, **kwds) Call *func* with the given arguments under control of the :class:`Trace` object with the current tracing parameters. -This is a simple example showing the use of this module:: +.. method:: Trace.results() + + Return a :class:`CoverageResults` object that contains the cumulative results + of all previous calls to ``run``, ``runctx`` and ``runfunc`` for the given + :class:`Trace` instance. Does not reset the accumulated trace results. + +.. class:: CoverageResults + + A container for coverage results, created by :meth:`Trace.results`. Should not + be created directly by the user. + +.. method:: CoverageResults.update(other) + + Merge in data from another :class:`CoverageResults` object. + +.. method:: CoverageResults.write_results(show_missing=True, summary=False, coverdir=None) + + Write coverage results. Set *show_missing* to show lines that had no hits. + Set *summary* to include in the output the coverage summary per module. *coverdir* + specifies the directory into which the coverage result files will be output. + If ``None``, the results for each source file are placed in its directory. + +A simple example demonstrating the use of the programmatic interface:: import sys import trace |