More trivial comment -> docstring transformations by Ka-Ping Yee,

who writes:

Here is batch 2, as a big collection of CVS context diffs.
Along with moving comments into docstrings, i've added a
couple of missing docstrings and attempted to make sure more
module docstrings begin with a one-line summary.

I did not add docstrings to the methods in profile.py for
fear of upsetting any careful optimizations there, though
i did move class documentation into class docstrings.

The convention i'm using is to leave credits/version/copyright
type of stuff in # comments, and move the rest of the descriptive
stuff about module usage into module docstrings.  Hope this is
okay.
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# Conversion pipeline templates
# =============================
"""Conversion pipeline templates.
The problem:
------------
Suppose you have some data that you want to convert to another format
(e.g. from GIF image format to PPM image format). Maybe the
conversion involves several steps (e.g. piping it through compress or
uuencode). Some of the conversion steps may require that their input
is a disk file, others may be able to read standard input; similar for
their output. The input to the entire conversion may also be read
from a disk file or from an open file, and similar for its output.
The module lets you construct a pipeline template by sticking one or
more conversion steps together. It will take care of creating and
removing temporary files if they are necessary to hold intermediate
data. You can then use the template to do conversions from many
different sources to many different destinations. The temporary
file names used are different each time the template is used.
The templates are objects so you can create templates for many
different conversion steps and store them in a dictionary, for
instance.
# The problem:
# ------------
#
# Suppose you have some data that you want to convert to another format
# (e.g. from GIF image format to PPM image format). Maybe the
# conversion involves several steps (e.g. piping it through compress or
# uuencode). Some of the conversion steps may require that their input
# is a disk file, others may be able to read standard input; similar for
# their output. The input to the entire conversion may also be read
# from a disk file or from an open file, and similar for its output.
#
# The module lets you construct a pipeline template by sticking one or
# more conversion steps together. It will take care of creating and
# removing temporary files if they are necessary to hold intermediate
# data. You can then use the template to do conversions from many
# different sources to many different destinations. The temporary
# file names used are different each time the template is used.
#
# The templates are objects so you can create templates for many
# different conversion steps and store them in a dictionary, for
# instance.
Directions:
-----------
To create a template:
t = Template()
# Directions:
# -----------
#
# To create a template:
# t = Template()
#
# To add a conversion step to a template:
# t.append(command, kind)
# where kind is a string of two characters: the first is '-' if the
# command reads its standard input or 'f' if it requires a file; the
# second likewise for the output. The command must be valid /bin/sh
# syntax. If input or output files are required, they are passed as
# $IN and $OUT; otherwise, it must be possible to use the command in
# a pipeline.
#
# To add a conversion step at the beginning:
# t.prepend(command, kind)
#
# To convert a file to another file using a template:
# sts = t.copy(infile, outfile)
# If infile or outfile are the empty string, standard input is read or
# standard output is written, respectively. The return value is the
# exit status of the conversion pipeline.
#
# To open a file for reading or writing through a conversion pipeline:
# fp = t.open(file, mode)
# where mode is 'r' to read the file, or 'w' to write it -- just like
# for the built-in function open() or for os.popen().
#
# To create a new template object initialized to a given one:
# t2 = t.clone()
#
# For an example, see the function test() at the end of the file.
To add a conversion step to a template:
t.append(command, kind)
where kind is a string of two characters: the first is '-' if the
command reads its standard input or 'f' if it requires a file; the
second likewise for the output. The command must be valid /bin/sh
syntax. If input or output files are required, they are passed as
$IN and $OUT; otherwise, it must be possible to use the command in
a pipeline.
To add a conversion step at the beginning:
t.prepend(command, kind)
To convert a file to another file using a template:
sts = t.copy(infile, outfile)
If infile or outfile are the empty string, standard input is read or
standard output is written, respectively. The return value is the
exit status of the conversion pipeline.
To open a file for reading or writing through a conversion pipeline:
fp = t.open(file, mode)
where mode is 'r' to read the file, or 'w' to write it -- just like
for the built-in function open() or for os.popen().
To create a new template object initialized to a given one:
t2 = t.clone()
For an example, see the function test() at the end of the file.
"""
import sys
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SOURCE, SINK]
# A pipeline template is a Template object:
class Template:
"""Class representing a pipeline template."""
# Template() returns a fresh pipeline template
def __init__(self):
"""Template() returns a fresh pipeline template."""
self.debugging = 0
self.reset()
# t.__repr__() implements `t`
def __repr__(self):
"""t.__repr__() implements `t`."""
return '<Template instance, steps=' + `self.steps` + '>'
# t.reset() restores a pipeline template to its initial state
def reset(self):
"""t.reset() restores a pipeline template to its initial state."""
self.steps = []
# t.clone() returns a new pipeline template with identical
# initial state as the current one
def clone(self):
"""t.clone() returns a new pipeline template with identical
initial state as the current one."""
t = Template()
t.steps = self.steps[:]
t.debugging = self.debugging
return t
# t.debug(flag) turns debugging on or off
def debug(self, flag):
"""t.debug(flag) turns debugging on or off."""
self.debugging = flag
# t.append(cmd, kind) adds a new step at the end
def append(self, cmd, kind):
"""t.append(cmd, kind) adds a new step at the end."""
if type(cmd) <> type(''):
raise TypeError, \
'Template.append: cmd must be a string'
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'Template.append: missing $OUT in cmd'
self.steps.append((cmd, kind))
# t.prepend(cmd, kind) adds a new step at the front
def prepend(self, cmd, kind):
"""t.prepend(cmd, kind) adds a new step at the front."""
if type(cmd) <> type(''):
raise TypeError, \
'Template.prepend: cmd must be a string'
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'Template.prepend: missing $OUT in cmd'
self.steps.insert(0, (cmd, kind))
# t.open(file, rw) returns a pipe or file object open for
# reading or writing; the file is the other end of the pipeline
def open(self, file, rw):
"""t.open(file, rw) returns a pipe or file object open for
reading or writing; the file is the other end of the pipeline."""
if rw == 'r':
return self.open_r(file)
if rw == 'w':
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raise ValueError, \
'Template.open: rw must be \'r\' or \'w\', not ' + `rw`
# t.open_r(file) and t.open_w(file) implement
# t.open(file, 'r') and t.open(file, 'w') respectively
def open_r(self, file):
"""t.open_r(file) and t.open_w(file) implement
t.open(file, 'r') and t.open(file, 'w') respectively."""
if self.steps == []:
return open(file, 'r')
if self.steps[-1][1] == SINK: