annotate python/example/resource_filename.py @ 808:48ea50d346de

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author Jeff Hammel <k0scist@gmail.com>
date Fri, 28 Oct 2016 17:10:27 -0700
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1 #!/usr/bin/env python
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3 # example code
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5 import os
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7 def resource_path(path):
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8 """
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9 getting a resource filename (absolute path)
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10 - path: relative path
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11 """
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13 try:
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14 # use pkg_resources if available
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15 # http://pythonhosted.org/distribute/setuptools.html#non-package-data-files
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16 from pkg_resources import Requirement, resource_filename
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17 return resource_filename(Requirement.parse("MyProject"),path)
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18 except ImportError:
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19 # assume file lives relative to this file
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20 here = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
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21 return os.path.join(here, path)