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bstaletic
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 Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:17 am Post subject: portage python module documentation |
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I have seen some nifty python scripts here and there, depending on import portage.
I would like to learn more about the portage python interface, but I can't find the documentation for it.
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bstaletic
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Thanks to both of you!
That API doc by zmedico will be useful, but it seems more a reference rather than a comprehensive documentation.
The funtoo page looks very interesting! |
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The API doc is just auto-generated from the sources and code comments, not much in terms of actual documentation. In particular you'll have a hard time figuring out how the different components interact with each other and how to properly use them.
The Funtoo page on the other hand just covers some very basic functions, and also looks quite outdated (referencing what I was using 15+ years ago when the python codebase consisted of basically just two huge files). Not sure the examples there still work without additional initialization code. Unfortunately the modularization that has happened since to improve performance and maintainability also made it difficult to find the proper entry points to get started. Back in the day you could just open emerge, locate the action you were interested in and look for the individual classes/functions in portage.py. |
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bstaletic
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| Genone wrote: | | The API doc is just auto-generated from the sources and code comments, not much in terms of actual documentation. In particular you'll have a hard time figuring out how the different components interact with each other and how to properly use them. |
That much was painfully obvious.
| Genone wrote: | | The Funtoo page on the other hand just covers some very basic functions, and also looks quite outdated (referencing what I was using 15+ years ago when the python codebase consisted of basically just two huge files). Not sure the examples there still work without additional initialization code. |
The things from the Funtoo page work fine, as far as I can tell, based on what I have tried today.
It was enough for what I wanted to do. I'm sure that's just scratching the surface. |
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