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  1. """!@package grass.script.core
  2. @brief GRASS Python scripting module
  3. Core functions to be used in Python scripts.
  4. Usage:
  5. @code
  6. from grass.script import core as grass
  7. grass.parser()
  8. ...
  9. @endcode
  10. (C) 2008-2010 by the GRASS Development Team
  11. This program is free software under the GNU General Public
  12. License (>=v2). Read the file COPYING that comes with GRASS
  13. for details.
  14. @author Glynn Clements
  15. @author Martin Landa <landa.martin gmail.com>
  16. @author Michael Barton <michael.barton@asu.edu>
  17. """
  18. import os
  19. import sys
  20. import types
  21. import re
  22. import atexit
  23. import subprocess
  24. # i18N
  25. import gettext
  26. gettext.install('grassmods', os.path.join(os.getenv("GISBASE"), 'locale'), unicode=True)
  27. # subprocess wrapper that uses shell on Windows
  28. class Popen(subprocess.Popen):
  29. def __init__(self, args, bufsize=0, executable=None,
  30. stdin=None, stdout=None, stderr=None,
  31. preexec_fn=None, close_fds=False, shell=None,
  32. cwd=None, env=None, universal_newlines=False,
  33. startupinfo=None, creationflags=0):
  34. if shell == None:
  35. shell = (sys.platform == "win32")
  36. subprocess.Popen.__init__(self, args, bufsize, executable,
  37. stdin, stdout, stderr,
  38. preexec_fn, close_fds, shell,
  39. cwd, env, universal_newlines,
  40. startupinfo, creationflags)
  41. PIPE = subprocess.PIPE
  42. STDOUT = subprocess.STDOUT
  43. fatal_exit = True # abort on fatal()
  44. debug_level = 0 # DEBUG level
  45. def call(*args, **kwargs):
  46. return Popen(*args, **kwargs).wait()
  47. # GRASS-oriented interface to subprocess module
  48. _popen_args = ["bufsize", "executable", "stdin", "stdout", "stderr",
  49. "preexec_fn", "close_fds", "cwd", "env",
  50. "universal_newlines", "startupinfo", "creationflags"]
  51. def _make_val(val):
  52. if isinstance(val, types.StringType) or \
  53. isinstance(val, types.UnicodeType):
  54. return val
  55. if isinstance(val, types.ListType):
  56. return ",".join(map(_make_val, val))
  57. if isinstance(val, types.TupleType):
  58. return _make_val(list(val))
  59. return str(val)
  60. def make_command(prog, flags = "", overwrite = False, quiet = False, verbose = False, **options):
  61. """!Return a list of strings suitable for use as the args parameter to
  62. Popen() or call(). Example:
  63. @code
  64. >>> grass.make_command("g.message", flags = 'w', message = 'this is a warning')
  65. ['g.message', '-w', 'message=this is a warning']
  66. @endcode
  67. @param prog GRASS module
  68. @param flags flags to be used
  69. @param overwrite True to enable overwriting the output (--o)
  70. @param quiet run quietly (--q)
  71. @param verbose run verbosely (--v)
  72. @param options
  73. @return list of arguments
  74. """
  75. args = [prog]
  76. if overwrite:
  77. args.append("--o")
  78. if quiet:
  79. args.append("--q")
  80. if verbose:
  81. args.append("--v")
  82. if flags:
  83. args.append("-%s" % flags)
  84. for opt, val in options.iteritems():
  85. if val != None:
  86. if opt[0] == '_':
  87. opt = opt[1:]
  88. args.append("%s=%s" % (opt, _make_val(val)))
  89. return args
  90. def start_command(prog, flags = "", overwrite = False, quiet = False, verbose = False, **kwargs):
  91. """!Returns a Popen object with the command created by make_command.
  92. Accepts any of the arguments which Popen() accepts apart from "args"
  93. and "shell".
  94. \code
  95. >>> p = grass.start_command("g.gisenv", stdout = subprocess.PIPE)
  96. >>> print p
  97. <subprocess.Popen object at 0xb7c12f6c>
  98. >>> print p.communicate()[0]
  99. GISDBASE='/opt/grass-data';
  100. LOCATION_NAME='spearfish60';
  101. MAPSET='glynn';
  102. GRASS_DB_ENCODING='ascii';
  103. GRASS_GUI='text';
  104. MONITOR='x0';
  105. \endcode
  106. @param prog GRASS module
  107. @param flags flags to be used
  108. @param overwrite True to enable overwriting the output (--o)
  109. @param quiet run quietly (--q)
  110. @param verbose run verbosely (--v)
  111. @param kwargs
  112. @return Popen object
  113. """
  114. options = {}
  115. popts = {}
  116. for opt, val in kwargs.iteritems():
  117. if opt in _popen_args:
  118. popts[opt] = val
  119. else:
  120. options[opt] = val
  121. args = make_command(prog, flags, overwrite, quiet, verbose, **options)
  122. global debug_level
  123. if debug_level > 0:
  124. sys.stderr.write("D1/%d: %s.start_command(): %s\n" % (debug_level, __name__, ' '.join(args)))
  125. sys.stderr.flush()
  126. return Popen(args, **popts)
  127. def run_command(*args, **kwargs):
  128. """!Passes all arguments to start_command, then waits for the process to
  129. complete, returning its exit code. Similar to subprocess.call(), but
  130. with the make_command() interface.
  131. @param args
  132. @param kwargs
  133. @return exit code
  134. """
  135. ps = start_command(*args, **kwargs)
  136. return ps.wait()
  137. def pipe_command(*args, **kwargs):
  138. """!Passes all arguments to start_command, but also adds
  139. "stdout = PIPE". Returns the Popen object.
  140. \code
  141. >>> p = grass.pipe_command("g.gisenv")
  142. >>> print p
  143. <subprocess.Popen object at 0xb7c12f6c>
  144. >>> print p.communicate()[0]
  145. GISDBASE='/opt/grass-data';
  146. LOCATION_NAME='spearfish60';
  147. MAPSET='glynn';
  148. GRASS_DB_ENCODING='ascii';
  149. GRASS_GUI='text';
  150. MONITOR='x0';
  151. \endcode
  152. @param args
  153. @param kwargs
  154. @return Popen object
  155. """
  156. kwargs['stdout'] = PIPE
  157. return start_command(*args, **kwargs)
  158. def feed_command(*args, **kwargs):
  159. """!Passes all arguments to start_command, but also adds
  160. "stdin = PIPE". Returns the Popen object.
  161. @param args
  162. @param kwargs
  163. @return Popen object
  164. """
  165. kwargs['stdin'] = PIPE
  166. return start_command(*args, **kwargs)
  167. def read_command(*args, **kwargs):
  168. """!Passes all arguments to pipe_command, then waits for the process to
  169. complete, returning its stdout (i.e. similar to shell `backticks`).
  170. @param args
  171. @param kwargs
  172. @return stdout
  173. """
  174. ps = pipe_command(*args, **kwargs)
  175. return ps.communicate()[0]
  176. def parse_command(*args, **kwargs):
  177. """!Passes all arguments to read_command, then parses the output by
  178. parse_key_val().
  179. Parsing function can be optionally given by <b>parse</b> parameter
  180. including its arguments, e.g.
  181. @code
  182. parse_command(..., parse = (grass.parse_key_val, { 'sep' : ':' }))
  183. @endcode
  184. @param args
  185. @param kwargs
  186. @return parsed module output
  187. """
  188. parse = None
  189. if kwargs.has_key('parse'):
  190. if type(kwargs['parse']) is types.TupleType:
  191. parse = kwargs['parse'][0]
  192. parse_args = kwargs['parse'][1]
  193. del kwargs['parse']
  194. if not parse:
  195. parse = parse_key_val # use default fn
  196. parse_args = {}
  197. res = read_command(*args, **kwargs)
  198. return parse(res, **parse_args)
  199. def write_command(*args, **kwargs):
  200. """!Passes all arguments to feed_command, with the string specified
  201. by the 'stdin' argument fed to the process' stdin.
  202. @param args
  203. @param kwargs
  204. @return return code
  205. """
  206. stdin = kwargs['stdin']
  207. p = feed_command(*args, **kwargs)
  208. p.stdin.write(stdin)
  209. p.stdin.close()
  210. return p.wait()
  211. def exec_command(prog, flags = "", overwrite = False, quiet = False, verbose = False, env = None, **kwargs):
  212. """!Interface to os.execvpe(), but with the make_command() interface.
  213. @param prog GRASS module
  214. @param flags flags to be used
  215. @param overwrite True to enable overwriting the output (--o)
  216. @param quiet run quietly (--q)
  217. @param verbose run verbosely (--v)
  218. @param env environment variable (default os.environ)
  219. @param kwargs
  220. """
  221. args = make_command(prog, flags, overwrite, quiet, verbose, **kwargs)
  222. if env == None:
  223. env = os.environ
  224. os.execvpe(prog, args, env)
  225. # interface to g.message
  226. def message(msg, flag = None):
  227. """!Display a message using g.message
  228. @param msg message to be displayed
  229. @param flag flags (given as string)
  230. @return g.message's exit code
  231. """
  232. run_command("g.message", flags = flag, message = msg)
  233. def debug(msg, debug = 1):
  234. """!Display a debugging message using g.message -d
  235. @param msg debugging message to be displayed
  236. @param debug debug level (0-5)
  237. @return g.message's exit code
  238. """
  239. run_command("g.message", flags = 'd', message = msg, debug = debug)
  240. def verbose(msg):
  241. """!Display a verbose message using g.message -v
  242. @param msg verbose message to be displayed
  243. @return g.message's exit code
  244. """
  245. message(msg, flag = 'v')
  246. def info(msg):
  247. """!Display an informational message using g.message -i
  248. @param msg informational message to be displayed
  249. @return g.message's exit code
  250. """
  251. message(msg, flag = 'i')
  252. def percent(i, n, s):
  253. """!Display a progress info message using g.message -p
  254. @code
  255. message(_("Percent complete..."))
  256. n = 100
  257. for i in range(n):
  258. percent(i, n, 1)
  259. percent(1, 1, 1)
  260. @endcode
  261. @param i current item
  262. @param n total number of items
  263. @param s increment size
  264. @return g.message's exit code
  265. """
  266. message("%d %d %d" % (i, n, s), flag = 'p')
  267. def warning(msg):
  268. """!Display a warning message using g.message -w
  269. @param msg warning message to be displayed
  270. @return g.message's exit code
  271. """
  272. message(msg, flag = 'w')
  273. def error(msg):
  274. """!Display an error message using g.message -e
  275. @param msg error message to be displayed
  276. @return g.message's exit code
  277. """
  278. message(msg, flag = 'e')
  279. def fatal(msg):
  280. """!Display an error message using g.message -e, then abort
  281. @param msg error message to be displayed
  282. @return g.message's exit code
  283. """
  284. error(msg)
  285. global fatal_exit
  286. if fatal_exit:
  287. sys.exit(1)
  288. def set_fatal_exit(exit = True):
  289. """!Set fatal_exit variable
  290. @param exit True to abort on fatal() otherwise just error message
  291. is printed"""
  292. global fatal_exit
  293. fatal_exit = exit
  294. # interface to g.parser
  295. def _parse_opts(lines):
  296. options = {}
  297. flags = {}
  298. for line in lines:
  299. line = line.rstrip('\r\n')
  300. if not line:
  301. break
  302. try:
  303. [var, val] = line.split('=', 1)
  304. except:
  305. raise SyntaxError("invalid output from g.parser: %s" % line)
  306. if var.startswith('flag_'):
  307. flags[var[5:]] = bool(int(val))
  308. elif var.startswith('opt_'):
  309. options[var[4:]] = val
  310. elif var in ['GRASS_OVERWRITE', 'GRASS_VERBOSE']:
  311. os.environ[var] = val
  312. else:
  313. raise SyntaxError("invalid output from g.parser: %s" % line)
  314. return (options, flags)
  315. def parser():
  316. """!Interface to g.parser, intended to be run from the top-level, e.g.:
  317. @code
  318. if __name__ == "__main__":
  319. options, flags = grass.parser()
  320. main()
  321. @endcode
  322. Thereafter, the global variables "options" and "flags" will be
  323. dictionaries containing option/flag values, keyed by lower-case
  324. option/flag names. The values in "options" are strings, those in
  325. "flags" are Python booleans.
  326. """
  327. if not os.getenv("GISBASE"):
  328. print >> sys.stderr, "You must be in GRASS GIS to run this program."
  329. sys.exit(1)
  330. cmdline = [basename(sys.argv[0])]
  331. cmdline += ['"' + arg + '"' for arg in sys.argv[1:]]
  332. os.environ['CMDLINE'] = ' '.join(cmdline)
  333. argv = sys.argv[:]
  334. name = argv[0]
  335. if not os.path.isabs(name):
  336. if os.sep in name or (os.altsep and os.altsep in name):
  337. argv[0] = os.path.abspath(name)
  338. else:
  339. argv[0] = os.path.join(sys.path[0], name)
  340. p = Popen(['g.parser', '-s'] + argv, stdout = PIPE)
  341. s = p.communicate()[0]
  342. lines = s.splitlines()
  343. if not lines or lines[0].rstrip('\r\n') != "@ARGS_PARSED@":
  344. sys.stdout.write(s)
  345. sys.exit()
  346. return _parse_opts(lines[1:])
  347. # interface to g.tempfile
  348. def tempfile():
  349. """!Returns the name of a temporary file, created with g.tempfile."""
  350. return read_command("g.tempfile", pid = os.getpid()).strip()
  351. # key-value parsers
  352. def parse_key_val(s, sep = '=', dflt = None, val_type = None, vsep = None):
  353. """!Parse a string into a dictionary, where entries are separated
  354. by newlines and the key and value are separated by `sep' (default: `=')
  355. @param s string to be parsed
  356. @param sep key/value separator
  357. @param dflt default value to be used
  358. @param val_type value type (None for no cast)
  359. @param vsep vertical separator (default os.linesep)
  360. @return parsed input (dictionary of keys/values)
  361. """
  362. result = {}
  363. if not s:
  364. return result
  365. if vsep:
  366. lines = s.split(vsep)
  367. try:
  368. lines.remove('\n')
  369. except ValueError:
  370. pass
  371. else:
  372. lines = s.splitlines()
  373. for line in lines:
  374. kv = line.split(sep, 1)
  375. k = kv[0].strip()
  376. if len(kv) > 1:
  377. v = kv[1]
  378. else:
  379. v = dflt
  380. if val_type:
  381. result[k] = val_type(v)
  382. else:
  383. result[k] = v
  384. return result
  385. # interface to g.gisenv
  386. def gisenv():
  387. """!Returns the output from running g.gisenv (with no arguments), as a
  388. dictionary. Example:
  389. \code
  390. >>> env = grass.gisenv()
  391. >>> print env['GISDBASE']
  392. /opt/grass-data
  393. \endcode
  394. @return list of GRASS variables
  395. """
  396. s = read_command("g.gisenv", flags='n')
  397. return parse_key_val(s)
  398. debug_level = int(gisenv().get('DEBUG', 0))
  399. # interface to g.region
  400. def region():
  401. """!Returns the output from running "g.region -g", as a
  402. dictionary. Example:
  403. \code
  404. >>> region = grass.region()
  405. >>> [region[key] for key in "nsew"]
  406. [228500.0, 215000.0, 645000.0, 630000.0]
  407. >>> (region['nsres'], region['ewres'])
  408. (10.0, 10.0)
  409. \endcode
  410. @return dictionary of region values
  411. """
  412. s = read_command("g.region", flags='g')
  413. reg = parse_key_val(s, val_type = float)
  414. for k in ['rows', 'cols']:
  415. reg[k] = int(reg[k])
  416. return reg
  417. def use_temp_region():
  418. """!Copies the current region to a temporary region with "g.region save=",
  419. then sets WIND_OVERRIDE to refer to that region. Installs an atexit
  420. handler to delete the temporary region upon termination.
  421. """
  422. name = "tmp.%s.%d" % (os.path.basename(sys.argv[0]), os.getpid())
  423. run_command("g.region", save = name)
  424. os.environ['WIND_OVERRIDE'] = name
  425. atexit.register(del_temp_region)
  426. def del_temp_region():
  427. """!Unsets WIND_OVERRIDE and removes any region named by it."""
  428. try:
  429. name = os.environ.pop('WIND_OVERRIDE')
  430. run_command("g.remove", quiet = True, region = name)
  431. except:
  432. pass
  433. # interface to g.findfile
  434. def find_file(name, element = 'cell', mapset = None):
  435. """!Returns the output from running g.findfile as a
  436. dictionary. Example:
  437. \code
  438. >>> result = grass.find_file('fields', element = 'vector')
  439. >>> print result['fullname']
  440. fields@PERMANENT
  441. >>> print result['file']
  442. /opt/grass-data/spearfish60/PERMANENT/vector/fields
  443. \endcode
  444. @param name file name
  445. @param element element type (default 'cell')
  446. @param mapset mapset name (default all mapsets in search path)
  447. @return parsed output of g.findfile
  448. """
  449. s = read_command("g.findfile", flags='n', element = element, file = name, mapset = mapset)
  450. return parse_key_val(s)
  451. # interface to g.list
  452. def list_grouped(type):
  453. """!Returns the output from running g.list, as a dictionary where the keys
  454. are mapset names and the values are lists of maps in that mapset. Example:
  455. \code
  456. >>> grass.list_grouped('rast')['PERMANENT']
  457. ['aspect', 'erosion1', 'quads', 'soils', 'strm.dist', ...
  458. \endcode
  459. @param type element type
  460. """
  461. dashes_re = re.compile("^----+$")
  462. mapset_re = re.compile("<(.*)>")
  463. result = {}
  464. mapset = None
  465. for line in read_command("g.list", type = type).splitlines():
  466. if line == "":
  467. continue
  468. if dashes_re.match(line):
  469. continue
  470. m = mapset_re.search(line)
  471. if m:
  472. mapset = m.group(1)
  473. result[mapset] = []
  474. continue
  475. if mapset:
  476. result[mapset].extend(line.split())
  477. return result
  478. def mlist_grouped(type, mapset = None, pattern = None):
  479. """!Returns the output from running g.mlist, as a dictionary where the keys
  480. are mapset names and the values are lists of maps in that mapset.
  481. @param type element type
  482. @param mapset mapset name (default all mapset in search path)
  483. @param pattern pattern string
  484. """
  485. result = {}
  486. mapset_element = None
  487. for line in read_command("g.mlist", flags="m",
  488. type = type, mapset = mapset, pattern = pattern).splitlines():
  489. try:
  490. map, mapset_element = line.split('@')
  491. except ValueError:
  492. print >> sys.stderr, "Invalid element '%s'" % line
  493. continue
  494. if result.has_key(mapset_element):
  495. result[mapset_element].append(map)
  496. else:
  497. result[mapset_element] = [map, ]
  498. return result
  499. def _concat(xs):
  500. result = []
  501. for x in xs:
  502. result.extend(x)
  503. return result
  504. def list_pairs(type):
  505. """!Returns the output from running g.list, as a list of (map, mapset)
  506. pairs. Example:
  507. \code
  508. >>> grass.list_pairs('rast')
  509. [('aspect', 'PERMANENT'), ('erosion1', 'PERMANENT'), ('quads', 'PERMANENT'), ...
  510. \endcode
  511. @param type element type
  512. @return list of tuples (map, mapset)
  513. """
  514. return _concat([[(map, mapset) for map in maps]
  515. for mapset, maps in list_grouped(type).iteritems()])
  516. def list_strings(type):
  517. """!Returns the output from running g.list, as a list of qualified
  518. names. Example:
  519. \code
  520. >>> grass.list_strings('rast')
  521. ['aspect@PERMANENT', 'erosion1@PERMANENT', 'quads@PERMANENT', 'soils@PERMANENT', ...
  522. \endcode
  523. @param type element type
  524. @return list of strings ('map@@mapset')
  525. """
  526. return ["%s@%s" % pair for pair in list_pairs(type)]
  527. # color parsing
  528. named_colors = {
  529. "white": (1.00, 1.00, 1.00),
  530. "black": (0.00, 0.00, 0.00),
  531. "red": (1.00, 0.00, 0.00),
  532. "green": (0.00, 1.00, 0.00),
  533. "blue": (0.00, 0.00, 1.00),
  534. "yellow": (1.00, 1.00, 0.00),
  535. "magenta": (1.00, 0.00, 1.00),
  536. "cyan": (0.00, 1.00, 1.00),
  537. "aqua": (0.00, 0.75, 0.75),
  538. "grey": (0.75, 0.75, 0.75),
  539. "gray": (0.75, 0.75, 0.75),
  540. "orange": (1.00, 0.50, 0.00),
  541. "brown": (0.75, 0.50, 0.25),
  542. "purple": (0.50, 0.00, 1.00),
  543. "violet": (0.50, 0.00, 1.00),
  544. "indigo": (0.00, 0.50, 1.00)}
  545. def parse_color(val, dflt = None):
  546. """!Parses the string "val" as a GRASS colour, which can be either one of
  547. the named colours or an R:G:B tuple e.g. 255:255:255. Returns an
  548. (r,g,b) triple whose components are floating point values between 0
  549. and 1. Example:
  550. \code
  551. >>> grass.parse_color("red")
  552. (1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
  553. >>> grass.parse_color("255:0:0")
  554. (1.0, 0.0, 0.0)
  555. \endcode
  556. @param val color value
  557. @param dflt default color value
  558. @return tuple RGB
  559. """
  560. if val in named_colors:
  561. return named_colors[val]
  562. vals = val.split(':')
  563. if len(vals) == 3:
  564. return tuple(float(v) / 255 for v in vals)
  565. return dflt
  566. # check GRASS_OVERWRITE
  567. def overwrite():
  568. """!Return True if existing files may be overwritten"""
  569. owstr = 'GRASS_OVERWRITE'
  570. return owstr in os.environ and os.environ[owstr] != '0'
  571. # check GRASS_VERBOSE
  572. def verbosity():
  573. """!Return the verbosity level selected by GRASS_VERBOSE"""
  574. vbstr = os.getenv('GRASS_VERBOSE')
  575. if vbstr:
  576. return int(vbstr)
  577. else:
  578. return 0
  579. ## various utilities, not specific to GRASS
  580. # basename inc. extension stripping
  581. def basename(path, ext = None):
  582. """!Remove leading directory components and an optional extension
  583. from the specified path
  584. @param path path
  585. @param ext extension
  586. """
  587. name = os.path.basename(path)
  588. if not ext:
  589. return name
  590. fs = name.rsplit('.', 1)
  591. if len(fs) > 1 and fs[1].lower() == ext:
  592. name = fs[0]
  593. return name
  594. # find a program (replacement for "which")
  595. def find_program(pgm, args = []):
  596. """!Attempt to run a program, with optional arguments. Return False
  597. if the attempt failed due to a missing executable, True otherwise
  598. @param pgm program name
  599. @param args list of arguments
  600. """
  601. nuldev = file(os.devnull, 'w+')
  602. try:
  603. call([pgm] + args, stdin = nuldev, stdout = nuldev, stderr = nuldev)
  604. found = True
  605. except:
  606. found = False
  607. nuldev.close()
  608. return found
  609. # try to remove a file, without complaints
  610. def try_remove(path):
  611. """!Attempt to remove a file; no exception is generated if the
  612. attempt fails.
  613. @param path path
  614. """
  615. try:
  616. os.remove(path)
  617. except:
  618. pass
  619. # try to remove a directory, without complaints
  620. def try_rmdir(path):
  621. """!Attempt to remove a directory; no exception is generated if the
  622. attempt fails.
  623. @param path path
  624. """
  625. try:
  626. os.rmdir(path)
  627. except:
  628. pass
  629. def float_or_dms(s):
  630. """!Convert DMS to float.
  631. @param s DMS value
  632. @return float value
  633. """
  634. return sum(float(x) / 60 ** n for (n, x) in enumerate(s.split(':')))
  635. def command_info(cmd):
  636. """!Returns 'help' information for any command as dictionary with entries
  637. for description, keywords, usage, flags, and parameters"""
  638. cmdinfo = {}
  639. s = start_command(cmd, 'help', stdout = subprocess.PIPE, stderr = subprocess.PIPE)
  640. out, err = s.communicate()
  641. sections = err.split('\n\n')
  642. #Description
  643. first, desc = sections[0].split(':\n', 1)
  644. desclines = desc.splitlines()
  645. for line in desclines:
  646. line = line.strip()+' '
  647. # Keywords
  648. first, keywords = sections[1].split(':\n', 1)
  649. keylines = keywords.splitlines()
  650. list = []
  651. list = keywords.strip().split(',')
  652. cmdinfo['keywords'] = list
  653. cmdinfo['description'] = ''.join(desclines).strip()
  654. # Usage
  655. first, usage = sections[2].split(':\n', 1)
  656. usagelines = usage.splitlines()
  657. list = []
  658. for line in usagelines:
  659. line = line.strip()
  660. if line == '': continue
  661. line = line+' '
  662. list.append(line)
  663. cmdinfo['usage'] = ''.join(list).strip()
  664. # Flags
  665. first, flags = sections[3].split(':\n', 1)
  666. flaglines = flags.splitlines()
  667. dict = {}
  668. for line in flaglines:
  669. line = line.strip()
  670. if line == '': continue
  671. item = line.split(' ',1)[0].strip()
  672. val = line.split(' ',1)[1].strip()
  673. dict[item] = val
  674. cmdinfo['flags'] = dict
  675. # Parameters
  676. first, params = err.rsplit(':\n', 1)
  677. paramlines = params.splitlines()
  678. dict = {}
  679. for line in paramlines:
  680. line = line.strip()
  681. if line == '': continue
  682. item = line.split(' ',1)[0].strip()
  683. val = line.split(' ',1)[1].strip()
  684. dict[item] = val
  685. cmdinfo['parameters'] = dict
  686. return cmdinfo