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Python Binary Builder (InstallPython method)

The InstallPython method is not yet a part of SCons. The current code is viewable here. Creating Python Binary Builder is a part of my Google Summer of Code project.

An installation package is also available for download:

InstallPython takes target (destination) directory as its first argument and a list of source files/directories as a second argument.

A simple example of SConstruct file:

env = Environment()
hello = File('hello.py')
env.InstallPython('/usr/local/bin/', hello)
env.Alias('install', '/usr/local/bin/')

SCons invoked with -Q install parameter will compile hello.py file into hello.pyc and copy both files into /usr/local/bin/ directory.

Sample output:

$ scons -Q install
Install file: "hello.py" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.py"
Install file: "hello.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.pyc"

InstallPython method can also compile Python source files into optimized binary files (.pyo suffix) instead of ordinary binaries (.pyc files). To achieve this change the call to Environment():

env = Environment(TARGETSUFFIX = 'PYO')
hello = File('hello.py')
env.InstallPython('/usr/local/bin/', hello)
env.Alias('install', '/usr/local/bin/')

Sample output:

$ scons -Q install
Install file: "hello.py" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.py"
Install file: "hello.pyo" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.pyo"

InstallPython method accepts both files and directories as its source arguments:

env = Environment()
pyfiles = Dir('pyfiles/')
env.InstallPython('/usr/local/bin/', pyfiles)
env.Alias('install', '/usr/local/bin')

Running scons -Q install will copy all the .py files from pyfiles directory into /usr/local/lib/pyfiles directory along with corresponding .pyc files.

Sample output:

$ scons -Q install
Install file: "pyfiles/hello.py" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello.py"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello.pyc"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello2.py" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello2.py"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello2.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello2.pyc"

Mixing files and directories is also possible:

env = Environment()
hello = File('hello.py')
pyfiles = Dir('pyfiles/')
env.InstallPython('/usr/local/bin/', [hello, pyfiles])
env.Alias('install', '/usr/local/bin')

Sample output:

$ scons -Q install
Install file: "hello.py" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.py"
Install file: "hello.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/hello.pyc"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello.py" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello.py"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello.pyc"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello2.py" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello2.py"
Install file: "pyfiles/hello2.pyc" as "/usr/local/bin/pyfiles/hello2.pyc"
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