Move arg_split to genutils, so it can be used for other things.

IPython/Magic.py

@@ -1,7 +1,7 b''
 # -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
 """Magic functions for InteractiveShell.
 
-$Id: Magic.py 1829 2006-10-16 08:04:11Z vivainio $"""
+$Id: Magic.py 1845 2006-10-27 20:35:47Z fptest $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001 Janko Hauser <[e-mail]> and
@@ -26,7 +26,6 b' import inspect'
 import os
 import pdb
 import pydoc
-import shlex
 import sys
 import re
 import tempfile
@@ -62,17 +61,6 b' def on_off(tag):'
 
 class Bunch: pass
 
-def arg_split(s,posix=True):
-    """Split a command line's arguments in a shell-like manner.
-
-    This is a modified version of the standard library's shlex.split()
-    function, but with a default of posix=False for splitting, so that quotes
-    in inputs are respected."""
-    
-    lex = shlex.shlex(s, posix=posix)
-    lex.whitespace_split = True
-    return list(lex)
-
 #***************************************************************************
 # Main class implementing Magic functionality
 class Magic:
@@ -1489,7 +1477,7 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
         # Since '%run foo' emulates 'python foo.py' at the cmd line, we must
         # set the __file__ global in the script's namespace
         prog_ns['__file__'] = filename
-        
+
         # pickle fix.  See iplib for an explanation.  But we need to make sure
         # that, if we overwrite __main__, we replace it at the end
         if prog_ns['__name__'] == '__main__':
@@ -1553,7 +1541,8 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
                             nruns = 1
                         if nruns == 1:
                             t0 = clock2()
-                            runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
+                            runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,
+                                   exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
                             t1 = clock2()
                             t_usr = t1[0]-t0[0]
                             t_sys = t1[1]-t1[1]
@@ -1564,7 +1553,8 b' Currently the magic system has the following functions:\\n"""'
                             runs = range(nruns)
                             t0 = clock2()
                             for nr in runs:
-                                runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
+                                runner(filename,prog_ns,prog_ns,
+                                       exit_ignore=exit_ignore)
                             t1 = clock2()
                             t_usr = t1[0]-t0[0]
                             t_sys = t1[1]-t1[1]

IPython/genutils.py

@@ -5,7 +5,7 b' General purpose utilities.'
 This is a grab-bag of stuff I find useful in most programs I write. Some of
 these things are also convenient when working at the command line.
 
-$Id: genutils.py 1349 2006-06-04 00:57:43Z fperez $"""
+$Id: genutils.py 1845 2006-10-27 20:35:47Z fptest $"""
 
 #*****************************************************************************
 #       Copyright (C) 2001-2006 Fernando Perez. <[e-mail]>
@@ -24,6 +24,7 b' import __main__'
 import commands
 import os
 import re
+import shlex
 import shutil
 import sys
 import tempfile
@@ -233,6 +234,17 b' def timing(func,*args,**kw):'
 #****************************************************************************
 # file and system
 
+def arg_split(s,posix=False):
+    """Split a command line's arguments in a shell-like manner.
+
+    This is a modified version of the standard library's shlex.split()
+    function, but with a default of posix=False for splitting, so that quotes
+    in inputs are respected."""
+    
+    lex = shlex.shlex(s, posix=posix)
+    lex.whitespace_split = True
+    return list(lex)
+
 def system(cmd,verbose=0,debug=0,header=''):
     """Execute a system command, return its exit status.