Clime is a Python library which lets you convert any module into a multi-command CLI program without any configuration. It is a short tour of Clime. The full documentation of Clime: http://clime.mosky.tw/.

1. Clime
Mosky
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2. CLI-ize ME
It is what the name means!
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3. Writing A CLI program
● It is not difficult with a library. (ex. argparse)
● But it is annoying,
especially for the simple tasks.
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4. At one midnight ...
I was thinking about the schema of the database.
● initdb.py ● db.py init
● cleardb.py ● db.py clear
● dropdb.py ● db.py drop
... ...
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5. I opened the doc of argparse,
argparse,
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6. then felt sleepy …
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7. It shouldn't be long!
# file: db.py
def init():
pass
def clear():
pass
def drop():
pass
if __name__ == '__main__':
import sys
locals()[sys.argv[1]]()
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8. But human wants are unlimited!
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9. After hardworking,
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10. Clime was released.
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11. It converts your program
# file: pyramid.py
def draw(story, squash=1):
ground_len = 1 + (story-1) * squash * 2
for i in range(1, ground_len+1, squash*2):
print ('*'*i).center(ground_len)
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12. into a CLI program
$ python pyramid.py --help
usage: [--squash] <story>
or: draw [--squash] <story>
$ python pyramid.py –-squash=5 3
*
***********
*********************
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13. just by adding this line:
import clime.now
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14. If you like it,
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15. $ sudo pip install clime
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16. It also supported aliases
…
def draw(story, squash=1):
'''It draws a pyramid.
-s, --squash It is optional.
'''
…
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17. and metavars.
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def draw(story, squash=1):
'''It draws a pyramid.
-s <int>, --squash=<int>
'''
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18. It is also an executable module.
$ python -m clime math
usage: acos <x>
or: acosh <x>
or: asin <x>
or: asinh <x>
or: atan <x>
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19. http://clime.mosky.tw/
is the documentation of Clime.
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20. The End
1. Zero configuration
2. Auto-generates usage
3. Supports aliases and metavars
4. sudo pip install clime
5. http://clime.mosky.tw/
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