springform

A simple templating system for Python class files.

Installation

Find this tool on PyPI: pip install springform

Usage

Note: The following applies to the version currently on PyPI. Code in the main branch now takes a different approach. Documentation to follow.

Given the following template file (let's call it Item.py):

import time
from time import sleep

class Item:

    copy = False

    def __init__(self):
        pass

    def __str__(self):
        return f"Copy status: {self.copy}"

and a reasonable driver (aw heck, let's call it main.py):

from springform import Form

def __dumb(self):
    print("It really is.")

def main():
    template = Form(mod = "Item", cls = "Item")
    template.remove("time")
    template.add_base(object)
    template.make("ItemCopy", copy = True, __dumb = __dumb)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

The module should make a new file in the current working directory: ItemCopy.py whose __str__ magic will report to you that it's a copy (the above example changes the value of the copy instance variable).

As of a couple of minor versions ago (of course I forget which), you may not remove things from the template by name and add inhertiances (well, as of 0.6.0 at least).

Notes

The module can handle single or multiple inheritance as of 0.2.0 -- find it everywhere reputable Python modules are listed (i.e. only PyPI, rly).

Obligatory "it's under construction" statement.