#!/usr/bin/env python r""" python_pgm_template: Copy this template as a base to get a start on a python program. You may remove any generic comments (like this one). """ import sys # python puts the program's directory path in sys.path[0]. In other words, # the user ordinarily has no way to override python's choice of a module from # its own dir. We want to have that ability in our environment. However, we # don't want to break any established python modules that depend on this # behavior. So, we'll save the value from sys.path[0], delete it, import our # modules and then restore sys.path to its original value. save_path_0 = sys.path[0] del sys.path[0] from gen_arg import * from gen_print import * from gen_valid import * # Restore sys.path[0]. sys.path.insert(0, save_path_0) ############################################################################### # Create parser object to process command line parameters and args. # Create parser object. parser = argparse.ArgumentParser( usage='%(prog)s [OPTIONS]', description="%(prog)s will...", formatter_class=argparse.RawTextHelpFormatter, prefix_chars='-+') # Create arguments. parser.add_argument( '--whatever', help='bla, bla.') # The stock_list will be passed to gen_get_options. We populate it with the # names of stock parm options we want. These stock parms are pre-defined by # gen_get_options. stock_list = [("test_mode", 0), ("quiet", 0), ("debug", 0)] ############################################################################### ############################################################################### def exit_function(signal_number=0, frame=None): r""" Execute whenever the program ends normally or with the signals that we catch (i.e. TERM, INT). """ dprint_executing() dprint_var(signal_number) # Your cleanup code here. qprint_pgm_footer() ############################################################################### ############################################################################### def signal_handler(signal_number, frame): r""" Handle signals. Without a function to catch a SIGTERM or SIGINT, our program would terminate immediately with return code 143 and without calling our exit_function. """ # Our convention is to set up exit_function with atexit.register() so # there is no need to explicitly call exit_function from here. dprint_executing() # Calling exit prevents us from returning to the code that was running # when we received the signal. exit(0) ############################################################################### ############################################################################### def validate_parms(): r""" Validate program parameters, etc. Return True or False (i.e. pass/fail) accordingly. """ # Your validation code here. gen_post_validation(exit_function, signal_handler) return True ############################################################################### ############################################################################### def main(): r""" This is the "main" function. The advantage of having this function vs just doing this in the true mainline is that you can: - Declare local variables - Use "return" instead of "exit". - Indent 4 chars like you would in any function. This makes coding more consistent, i.e. it's easy to move code from here into a function and vice versa. """ if not gen_get_options(parser, stock_list): return False if not validate_parms(): return False qprint_pgm_header() # Your code here. return True ############################################################################### ############################################################################### # Main if not main(): exit(1) ###############################################################################