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-rw-r--r--Doc/library/runpy.rst25
-rw-r--r--Doc/using/cmdline.rst11
-rwxr-xr-xLib/runpy.py18
-rw-r--r--Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py65
-rw-r--r--Misc/ACKS1
-rw-r--r--Misc/NEWS5
6 files changed, 112 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/runpy.rst b/Doc/library/runpy.rst
index 2254906..6feb4b1 100644
--- a/Doc/library/runpy.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/runpy.rst
@@ -26,17 +26,22 @@ The :mod:`runpy` module provides a single function:
mechanism (refer to PEP 302 for details) and then executed in a fresh module
namespace.
+ If the supplied module name refers to a package rather than a normal module,
+ then that package is imported and the ``__main__`` submodule within that
+ package is then executed and the resulting module globals dictionary returned.
+
The optional dictionary argument *init_globals* may be used to pre-populate the
globals dictionary before the code is executed. The supplied dictionary will not
be modified. If any of the special global variables below are defined in the
supplied dictionary, those definitions are overridden by the ``run_module``
function.
- The special global variables ``__name__``, ``__file__``, ``__loader__`` and
- ``__builtins__`` are set in the globals dictionary before the module code is
- executed.
+ The special global variables ``__name__``, ``__file__``, ``__loader__``,
+ ``__builtins__`` and ``__package__`` are set in the globals dictionary before
+ the module code is executed.
- ``__name__`` is set to *run_name* if this optional argument is supplied, and the
+ ``__name__`` is set to *run_name* if this optional argument is supplied, to
+ ``mod_name + '.__main__'`` if the named module is a package and to the
*mod_name* argument otherwise.
``__loader__`` is set to the PEP 302 module loader used to retrieve the code for
@@ -48,6 +53,9 @@ The :mod:`runpy` module provides a single function:
``__builtins__`` is automatically initialised with a reference to the top level
namespace of the :mod:`builtins` module.
+ ``__package__`` is set to *mod_name* if the named module is a package and to
+ ``mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]`` otherwise.
+
If the argument *alter_sys* is supplied and evaluates to ``True``, then
``sys.argv[0]`` is updated with the value of ``__file__`` and
``sys.modules[__name__]`` is updated with a temporary module object for the
@@ -60,8 +68,15 @@ The :mod:`runpy` module provides a single function:
function from threaded code.
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.1
+ Added ability to execute packages by looking for a ``__main__`` submodule
+
+
.. seealso::
:pep:`338` - Executing modules as scripts
- PEP written and implemented by Nick Coghlan.
+ PEP written and implemented by Nick Coghlan.
+
+ :pep:`366` - Main module explicit relative imports
+ PEP written and implemented by Nick Coghlan.
diff --git a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
index 3481d5b..9eecba6 100644
--- a/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
+++ b/Doc/using/cmdline.rst
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ source.
the implementation may not always enforce this (e.g. it may allow you to
use a name that includes a hyphen).
+ Package names are also permitted. When a package name is supplied instead
+ of a normal module, the interpreter will execute ``<pkg>.__main__`` as
+ the main module. This behaviour is deliberately similar to the handling
+ of directories and zipfiles that are passed to the interpreter as the
+ script argument.
+
.. note::
This option cannot be used with builtin modules and extension modules
@@ -97,11 +103,14 @@ source.
.. seealso::
:func:`runpy.run_module`
- The actual implementation of this feature.
+ Equivalent functionality directly available to Python code
:pep:`338` -- Executing modules as scripts
+ .. versionchanged:: 3.1
+ Supply the package name to run a ``__main__`` submodule.
+
.. describe:: -
Read commands from standard input (:data:`sys.stdin`). If standard input is
diff --git a/Lib/runpy.py b/Lib/runpy.py
index 22a2989..e0aabeb 100755
--- a/Lib/runpy.py
+++ b/Lib/runpy.py
@@ -80,13 +80,19 @@ def _get_module_details(mod_name):
if loader is None:
raise ImportError("No module named %s" % mod_name)
if loader.is_package(mod_name):
- raise ImportError(("%s is a package and cannot " +
- "be directly executed") % mod_name)
+ if mod_name == "__main__" or mod_name.endswith(".__main__"):
+ raise ImportError(("Cannot use package as __main__ module"))
+ try:
+ pkg_main_name = mod_name + ".__main__"
+ return _get_module_details(pkg_main_name)
+ except ImportError as e:
+ raise ImportError(("%s; %r is a package and cannot " +
+ "be directly executed") %(e, mod_name))
code = loader.get_code(mod_name)
if code is None:
raise ImportError("No code object available for %s" % mod_name)
filename = _get_filename(loader, mod_name)
- return loader, code, filename
+ return mod_name, loader, code, filename
# XXX ncoghlan: Should this be documented and made public?
@@ -101,12 +107,12 @@ def _run_module_as_main(mod_name, set_argv0=True):
__loader__
"""
try:
- loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
+ mod_name, loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
except ImportError as exc:
# Try to provide a good error message
# for directories, zip files and the -m switch
if set_argv0:
- # For -m switch, just disply the exception
+ # For -m switch, just display the exception
info = str(exc)
else:
# For directories/zipfiles, let the user
@@ -127,7 +133,7 @@ def run_module(mod_name, init_globals=None,
Returns the resulting top level namespace dictionary
"""
- loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
+ mod_name, loader, code, fname = _get_module_details(mod_name)
if run_name is None:
run_name = mod_name
pkg_name = mod_name.rpartition('.')[0]
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py
index 7fab383..e060ec1 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_cmd_line_script.py
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ def _make_test_zip_pkg(zip_dir, zip_basename, pkg_name, script_basename,
os.unlink(script_name)
#if verbose:
# zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(zip_name, 'r')
- # print 'Contents of %r:' % zip_name
+ # print('Contents of %r:' % zip_name)
# zip_file.printdir()
# zip_file.close()
return zip_name, os.path.join(zip_name, script_name_in_zip)
@@ -158,6 +158,16 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
self.assert_(printed_package in data)
self.assert_(printed_argv0 in data)
+ def _check_import_error(self, script_name, expected_msg,
+ *cmd_line_switches):
+ run_args = cmd_line_switches + (script_name,)
+ exit_code, data = _run_python(*run_args)
+ if verbose:
+ print('Output from test script %r:' % script_name)
+ print(data)
+ print('Expected output: %r' % expected_msg)
+ self.assert_(expected_msg in data)
+
def test_basic_script(self):
with temp_dir() as script_dir:
script_name = _make_test_script(script_dir, 'script')
@@ -182,6 +192,11 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
os.remove(script_name)
self._check_script(script_dir, compiled_name, script_dir, '')
+ def test_directory_error(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ msg = "can't find '__main__.py' in %r" % script_dir
+ self._check_import_error(script_dir, msg)
+
def test_zipfile(self):
with temp_dir() as script_dir:
script_name = _make_test_script(script_dir, '__main__')
@@ -195,6 +210,13 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
zip_name, run_name = _make_test_zip(script_dir, 'test_zip', compiled_name)
self._check_script(zip_name, run_name, zip_name, '')
+ def test_zipfile_error(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ script_name = _make_test_script(script_dir, 'not_main')
+ zip_name, run_name = _make_test_zip(script_dir, 'test_zip', script_name)
+ msg = "can't find '__main__.py' in %r" % zip_name
+ self._check_import_error(zip_name, msg)
+
def test_module_in_package(self):
with temp_dir() as script_dir:
pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
@@ -215,6 +237,47 @@ class CmdLineTest(unittest.TestCase):
launch_name = _make_launch_script(script_dir, 'launch', 'test_pkg.test_pkg.script', zip_name)
self._check_script(launch_name, run_name, run_name, 'test_pkg.test_pkg')
+ def test_package(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
+ _make_test_pkg(pkg_dir)
+ script_name = _make_test_script(pkg_dir, '__main__')
+ launch_name = _make_launch_script(script_dir, 'launch', 'test_pkg')
+ self._check_script(launch_name, script_name,
+ script_name, 'test_pkg')
+
+ def test_package_compiled(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
+ _make_test_pkg(pkg_dir)
+ script_name = _make_test_script(pkg_dir, '__main__')
+ compiled_name = _compile_test_script(script_name)
+ os.remove(script_name)
+ launch_name = _make_launch_script(script_dir, 'launch', 'test_pkg')
+ self._check_script(launch_name, compiled_name,
+ compiled_name, 'test_pkg')
+
+ def test_package_error(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
+ _make_test_pkg(pkg_dir)
+ msg = ("'test_pkg' is a package and cannot "
+ "be directly executed")
+ launch_name = _make_launch_script(script_dir, 'launch', 'test_pkg')
+ self._check_import_error(launch_name, msg)
+
+ def test_package_recursion(self):
+ with temp_dir() as script_dir:
+ pkg_dir = os.path.join(script_dir, 'test_pkg')
+ _make_test_pkg(pkg_dir)
+ main_dir = os.path.join(pkg_dir, '__main__')
+ _make_test_pkg(main_dir)
+ msg = ("Cannot use package as __main__ module; "
+ "'test_pkg' is a package and cannot "
+ "be directly executed")
+ launch_name = _make_launch_script(script_dir, 'launch', 'test_pkg')
+ self._check_import_error(launch_name, msg)
+
def test_main():
test.support.run_unittest(CmdLineTest)
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index c607d52..2af19b5 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -714,6 +714,7 @@ Lionel Ulmer
Roger Upole
Michael Urman
Hector Urtubia
+Andi Vajda
Atul Varma
Dmitry Vasiliev
Alexandre Vassalotti
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS b/Misc/NEWS
index 16abb93..df877ad 100644
--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ Core and Builtins
Library
-------
+- Issue #4195: The ``runpy`` module (and the ``-m`` switch) now support
+ the execution of packages by looking for and executing a ``__main__``
+ submodule when a package name is supplied. Initial patch by Andi
+ Vajda.
+
- Issue #1731706: Call Tcl_ConditionFinalize for Tcl_Conditions that will
not be used again (this requires Tcl/Tk 8.3.1), also fix a memory leak in
Tkapp_Call when calling from a thread different than the one that created