eric4-api − eric4 API generator
eric4-api [options] files...
where files can be be either Python modules, package directories or ordinary directories.
This manual page documents briefly the eric4-api command. This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.
eric4-api scans Python source code to generate API descriptions files which are used to as tooltips and autocompletion suggestions by the QScintilla editor widget in eric4.
These programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting with two dashes (‘-’). A summary of options is included below. For a complete description, see the Info files.
−o filename or −−output=filename
Write the API information to the named file.
−R, −r or −−recursive
Perform a recursive search for Python files.
−x directory or −−exclude=directory
Specify a directory basename to be excluded. This option may be repeated multiple times.
−V or −−version
Show version information and exit.
−h or −−help
Show this help and exit.
eric4(1), eric4-helpviewer(1), eric4-qregexp(1), eric4-re(1), eric4-doc(1), eric4-unittest(1).
This manual page was written by Torsten Marek <shlomme AT gmx DOT net>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).