improve docstring for %save -a

IPython/core/magics/code.py

@@ -1,531 +1,531 b''
 """Implementation of code management magic functions.
 """
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #  Copyright (c) 2012 The IPython Development Team.
 #
 #  Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
 #
 #  The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Imports
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Stdlib
 import inspect
 import io
 import json
 import os
 import sys
 from urllib2 import urlopen
 
 # Our own packages
 from IPython.core.error import TryNext, StdinNotImplementedError
 from IPython.core.macro import Macro
 from IPython.core.magic import Magics, magics_class, line_magic
 from IPython.core.oinspect import find_file, find_source_lines
 from IPython.testing.skipdoctest import skip_doctest
 from IPython.utils import openpy
 from IPython.utils import py3compat
 from IPython.utils.io import file_read
 from IPython.utils.path import get_py_filename, unquote_filename
 from IPython.utils.warn import warn
 
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Magic implementation classes
 #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Used for exception handling in magic_edit
 class MacroToEdit(ValueError): pass
 
 
 @magics_class
 class CodeMagics(Magics):
     """Magics related to code management (loading, saving, editing, ...)."""
 
     @line_magic
     def save(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Save a set of lines or a macro to a given filename.
 
         Usage:\\
           %save [options] filename n1-n2 n3-n4 ... n5 .. n6 ...
 
         Options:
 
           -r: use 'raw' input.  By default, the 'processed' history is used,
           so that magics are loaded in their transformed version to valid
           Python.  If this option is given, the raw input as typed as the
           command line is used instead.
           
           -f: force overwrite.  If file exists, %save will prompt for overwrite
           unless -f is given.
 
-          -a: open file in append mode.
+          -a: append to the file instead of overwriting it.
 
         This function uses the same syntax as %history for input ranges,
         then saves the lines to the filename you specify.
 
         It adds a '.py' extension to the file if you don't do so yourself, and
         it asks for confirmation before overwriting existing files.
 
         If `-r` option is used, the default extension is `.ipy`.
         """
 
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'fra',mode='list')
         raw = 'r' in opts
         force = 'f' in opts
         append = 'a' in opts
         mode = 'a' if append else 'w'
         ext = u'.ipy' if raw else u'.py'
         fname, codefrom = unquote_filename(args[0]), " ".join(args[1:])
         if not fname.endswith((u'.py',u'.ipy')):
             fname += ext
         file_exists = os.path.isfile(fname)
         if file_exists and not force and not append:
             try:
                 overwrite = self.shell.ask_yes_no('File `%s` exists. Overwrite (y/[N])? ' % fname, default='n')
             except StdinNotImplementedError:
                 print "File `%s` exists. Use `%%save -f %s` to force overwrite" % (fname, parameter_s)
                 return
             if not overwrite :
                 print 'Operation cancelled.'
                 return
         try:
             cmds = self.shell.find_user_code(codefrom,raw)
         except (TypeError, ValueError) as e:
             print e.args[0]
             return
         out = py3compat.cast_unicode(cmds)
         with io.open(fname, mode, encoding="utf-8") as f:
             if not file_exists or not append:
                 f.write(u"# coding: utf-8\n")
             f.write(out)
             # make sure we end on a newline
             if not out.endswith(u'\n'):
                 f.write(u'\n')
         print 'The following commands were written to file `%s`:' % fname
         print cmds
 
     @line_magic
     def pastebin(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Upload code to Github's Gist paste bin, returning the URL.
 
         Usage:\\
           %pastebin [-d "Custom description"] 1-7
 
         The argument can be an input history range, a filename, or the name of a
         string or macro.
 
         Options:
 
           -d: Pass a custom description for the gist. The default will say
               "Pasted from IPython".
         """
         opts, args = self.parse_options(parameter_s, 'd:')
 
         try:
             code = self.shell.find_user_code(args)
         except (ValueError, TypeError) as e:
             print e.args[0]
             return
 
         post_data = json.dumps({
           "description": opts.get('d', "Pasted from IPython"),
           "public": True,
           "files": {
             "file1.py": {
               "content": code
             }
           }
         }).encode('utf-8')
 
         response = urlopen("https://api.github.com/gists", post_data)
         response_data = json.loads(response.read().decode('utf-8'))
         return response_data['html_url']
 
     @line_magic
     def loadpy(self, arg_s):
         """Alias of `%load`
 
         `%loadpy` has gained some flexibility and droped the requirement of a `.py`
         extension. So it has been renamed simply into %load. You can look at
         `%load`'s docstring for more info.
         """
         self.load(arg_s)
 
     @line_magic
     def load(self, arg_s):
         """Load code into the current frontend.
 
         Usage:\\
           %load [options] source
 
           where source can be a filename, URL, input history range or macro
 
         Options:
         --------
           -y : Don't ask confirmation for loading source above 200 000 characters.
 
         This magic command can either take a local filename, a URL, an history
         range (see %history) or a macro as argument, it will prompt for
         confirmation before loading source with more than 200 000 characters, unless
         -y flag is passed or if the frontend does not support raw_input::
 
         %load myscript.py
         %load 7-27
         %load myMacro
         %load http://www.example.com/myscript.py
         """
         opts,args = self.parse_options(arg_s,'y')
 
         contents = self.shell.find_user_code(args)
         l = len(contents)
 
         # 200 000 is ~ 2500 full 80 caracter lines
         # so in average, more than 5000 lines
         if l > 200000 and 'y' not in opts:
             try:
                 ans = self.shell.ask_yes_no(("The text you're trying to load seems pretty big"\
                 " (%d characters). Continue (y/[N]) ?" % l), default='n' )
             except StdinNotImplementedError:
                 #asume yes if raw input not implemented
                 ans = True
 
             if ans is False :
                 print 'Operation cancelled.'
                 return
 
         self.shell.set_next_input(contents)
 
     @staticmethod
     def _find_edit_target(shell, args, opts, last_call):
         """Utility method used by magic_edit to find what to edit."""
 
         def make_filename(arg):
             "Make a filename from the given args"
             arg = unquote_filename(arg)
             try:
                 filename = get_py_filename(arg)
             except IOError:
                 # If it ends with .py but doesn't already exist, assume we want
                 # a new file.
                 if arg.endswith('.py'):
                     filename = arg
                 else:
                     filename = None
             return filename
 
         # Set a few locals from the options for convenience:
         opts_prev = 'p' in opts
         opts_raw = 'r' in opts
 
         # custom exceptions
         class DataIsObject(Exception): pass
 
         # Default line number value
         lineno = opts.get('n',None)
 
         if opts_prev:
             args = '_%s' % last_call[0]
             if not shell.user_ns.has_key(args):
                 args = last_call[1]
 
         # use last_call to remember the state of the previous call, but don't
         # let it be clobbered by successive '-p' calls.
         try:
             last_call[0] = shell.displayhook.prompt_count
             if not opts_prev:
                 last_call[1] = args
         except:
             pass
 
         # by default this is done with temp files, except when the given
         # arg is a filename
         use_temp = True
 
         data = ''
 
         # First, see if the arguments should be a filename.
         filename = make_filename(args)
         if filename:
             use_temp = False
         elif args:
             # Mode where user specifies ranges of lines, like in %macro.
             data = shell.extract_input_lines(args, opts_raw)
             if not data:
                 try:
                     # Load the parameter given as a variable. If not a string,
                     # process it as an object instead (below)
 
                     #print '*** args',args,'type',type(args)  # dbg
                     data = eval(args, shell.user_ns)
                     if not isinstance(data, basestring):
                         raise DataIsObject
 
                 except (NameError,SyntaxError):
                     # given argument is not a variable, try as a filename
                     filename = make_filename(args)
                     if filename is None:
                         warn("Argument given (%s) can't be found as a variable "
                              "or as a filename." % args)
                         return
                     use_temp = False
 
                 except DataIsObject:
                     # macros have a special edit function
                     if isinstance(data, Macro):
                         raise MacroToEdit(data)
 
                     # For objects, try to edit the file where they are defined
                     filename = find_file(data)
                     if filename:
                         if 'fakemodule' in filename.lower() and \
                             inspect.isclass(data):
                             # class created by %edit? Try to find source
                             # by looking for method definitions instead, the
                             # __module__ in those classes is FakeModule.
                             attrs = [getattr(data, aname) for aname in dir(data)]
                             for attr in attrs:
                                 if not inspect.ismethod(attr):
                                     continue
                                 filename = find_file(attr)
                                 if filename and \
                                   'fakemodule' not in filename.lower():
                                     # change the attribute to be the edit
                                     # target instead
                                     data = attr
                                     break
 
                         datafile = 1
                     if filename is None:
                         filename = make_filename(args)
                         datafile = 1
                         warn('Could not find file where `%s` is defined.\n'
                              'Opening a file named `%s`' % (args, filename))
                     # Now, make sure we can actually read the source (if it was
                     # in a temp file it's gone by now).
                     if datafile:
                         if lineno is None:
                             lineno = find_source_lines(data)
                         if lineno is None:
                             filename = make_filename(args)
                             if filename is None:
                                 warn('The file `%s` where `%s` was defined '
                                      'cannot be read.' % (filename, data))
                                 return
                     use_temp = False
 
         if use_temp:
             filename = shell.mktempfile(data)
             print 'IPython will make a temporary file named:',filename
 
         return filename, lineno, use_temp
 
     def _edit_macro(self,mname,macro):
         """open an editor with the macro data in a file"""
         filename = self.shell.mktempfile(macro.value)
         self.shell.hooks.editor(filename)
 
         # and make a new macro object, to replace the old one
         mfile = open(filename)
         mvalue = mfile.read()
         mfile.close()
         self.shell.user_ns[mname] = Macro(mvalue)
 
     @line_magic
     def ed(self, parameter_s=''):
         """Alias to %edit."""
         return self.edit(parameter_s)
 
     @skip_doctest
     @line_magic
     def edit(self, parameter_s='',last_call=['','']):
         """Bring up an editor and execute the resulting code.
 
         Usage:
           %edit [options] [args]
 
         %edit runs IPython's editor hook. The default version of this hook is
         set to call the editor specified by your $EDITOR environment variable.
         If this isn't found, it will default to vi under Linux/Unix and to
         notepad under Windows. See the end of this docstring for how to change
         the editor hook.
 
         You can also set the value of this editor via the
         ``TerminalInteractiveShell.editor`` option in your configuration file.
         This is useful if you wish to use a different editor from your typical
         default with IPython (and for Windows users who typically don't set
         environment variables).
 
         This command allows you to conveniently edit multi-line code right in
         your IPython session.
 
         If called without arguments, %edit opens up an empty editor with a
         temporary file and will execute the contents of this file when you
         close it (don't forget to save it!).
 
 
         Options:
 
         -n <number>: open the editor at a specified line number.  By default,
         the IPython editor hook uses the unix syntax 'editor +N filename', but
         you can configure this by providing your own modified hook if your
         favorite editor supports line-number specifications with a different
         syntax.
 
         -p: this will call the editor with the same data as the previous time
         it was used, regardless of how long ago (in your current session) it
         was.
 
         -r: use 'raw' input.  This option only applies to input taken from the
         user's history.  By default, the 'processed' history is used, so that
         magics are loaded in their transformed version to valid Python.  If
         this option is given, the raw input as typed as the command line is
         used instead.  When you exit the editor, it will be executed by
         IPython's own processor.
 
         -x: do not execute the edited code immediately upon exit. This is
         mainly useful if you are editing programs which need to be called with
         command line arguments, which you can then do using %run.
 
 
         Arguments:
 
         If arguments are given, the following possibilities exist:
 
         - If the argument is a filename, IPython will load that into the
           editor. It will execute its contents with execfile() when you exit,
           loading any code in the file into your interactive namespace.
 
         - The arguments are ranges of input history,  e.g. "7 ~1/4-6".
           The syntax is the same as in the %history magic.
 
         - If the argument is a string variable, its contents are loaded
           into the editor. You can thus edit any string which contains
           python code (including the result of previous edits).
 
         - If the argument is the name of an object (other than a string),
           IPython will try to locate the file where it was defined and open the
           editor at the point where it is defined. You can use `%edit function`
           to load an editor exactly at the point where 'function' is defined,
           edit it and have the file be executed automatically.
 
         - If the object is a macro (see %macro for details), this opens up your
           specified editor with a temporary file containing the macro's data.
           Upon exit, the macro is reloaded with the contents of the file.
 
         Note: opening at an exact line is only supported under Unix, and some
         editors (like kedit and gedit up to Gnome 2.8) do not understand the
         '+NUMBER' parameter necessary for this feature. Good editors like
         (X)Emacs, vi, jed, pico and joe all do.
 
         After executing your code, %edit will return as output the code you
         typed in the editor (except when it was an existing file). This way
         you can reload the code in further invocations of %edit as a variable,
         via _<NUMBER> or Out[<NUMBER>], where <NUMBER> is the prompt number of
         the output.
 
         Note that %edit is also available through the alias %ed.
 
         This is an example of creating a simple function inside the editor and
         then modifying it. First, start up the editor::
 
           In [1]: ed
           Editing... done. Executing edited code...
           Out[1]: 'def foo():\\n    print "foo() was defined in an editing
           session"\\n'
 
         We can then call the function foo()::
 
           In [2]: foo()
           foo() was defined in an editing session
 
         Now we edit foo.  IPython automatically loads the editor with the
         (temporary) file where foo() was previously defined::
 
           In [3]: ed foo
           Editing... done. Executing edited code...
 
         And if we call foo() again we get the modified version::
 
           In [4]: foo()
           foo() has now been changed!
 
         Here is an example of how to edit a code snippet successive
         times. First we call the editor::
 
           In [5]: ed
           Editing... done. Executing edited code...
           hello
           Out[5]: "print 'hello'\\n"
 
         Now we call it again with the previous output (stored in _)::
 
           In [6]: ed _
           Editing... done. Executing edited code...
           hello world
           Out[6]: "print 'hello world'\\n"
 
         Now we call it with the output #8 (stored in _8, also as Out[8])::
 
           In [7]: ed _8
           Editing... done. Executing edited code...
           hello again
           Out[7]: "print 'hello again'\\n"
 
 
         Changing the default editor hook:
 
         If you wish to write your own editor hook, you can put it in a
         configuration file which you load at startup time.  The default hook
         is defined in the IPython.core.hooks module, and you can use that as a
         starting example for further modifications.  That file also has
         general instructions on how to set a new hook for use once you've
         defined it."""
         opts,args = self.parse_options(parameter_s,'prxn:')
 
         try:
             filename, lineno, is_temp = self._find_edit_target(self.shell, 
                                                        args, opts, last_call)
         except MacroToEdit as e:
             self._edit_macro(args, e.args[0])
             return
 
         # do actual editing here
         print 'Editing...',
         sys.stdout.flush()
         try:
             # Quote filenames that may have spaces in them
             if ' ' in filename:
                 filename = "'%s'" % filename
             self.shell.hooks.editor(filename,lineno)
         except TryNext:
             warn('Could not open editor')
             return
 
         # XXX TODO: should this be generalized for all string vars?
         # For now, this is special-cased to blocks created by cpaste
         if args.strip() == 'pasted_block':
             self.shell.user_ns['pasted_block'] = file_read(filename)
 
         if 'x' in opts:  # -x prevents actual execution
             print
         else:
             print 'done. Executing edited code...'
             if 'r' in opts:    # Untranslated IPython code
                 self.shell.run_cell(file_read(filename),
                                                     store_history=False)
             else:
                 self.shell.safe_execfile(filename, self.shell.user_ns,
                                          self.shell.user_ns)
 
         if is_temp:
             try:
                 return open(filename).read()
             except IOError as msg:
                 if msg.filename == filename:
                     warn('File not found. Did you forget to save?')
                     return
                 else:
                     self.shell.showtraceback()