#pyopen

pyopen is a tool to open Python files by import path.

If you've ever had to read the source code for a Python object, you've probably done something like this:

Python 3.7.4 (default, Jul 16 2019, 07:12:58)
[GCC 9.1.0] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> import requests
>>> requests.get.__module__
'requests.api'
>>> requests.api
<module 'requests.api' from '/usr/lib/python3.7/site-packages/requests/api.py'>

Or you guessed the path, and tabbed-completed your way there, and then found out you need to hop around a bit to actually find it. pyopen instead lets you do this:

nathan@nathan ~ $ pyvim requests.get

Which will change to the directory containing the found file, and open it relatively with $EDITOR to the definition of the get function.

Opening it relative-wise is helpful for navigating the rest of the module, so it is done by default.

You can even use this to get at method definitions on classes:

$ pyopen.py pathlib.Path.iterdir --verbose --absolute-open
kak /usr/lib/python3.7/pathlib.py +1084

#Installation

Clone the repository to somewhere sensible, and modify your $PATH to include the bin directory of this project. For example:

$ cd projects
$ git clone https://git.sr.ht/~nhoad/pyopen
$ echo 'export PATH=~/projects/pyopen/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

#Tips and Tricks

pyopen.py --help has some options that should be useful in integrating with your current workflow.

Usage: pyopen.py [options]

Options:
  -h, --help           show this help message and exit
  -d, --print-dir      Print directory to standard out rather than opening the
                       file.
  -l, --print-path     Print absolute file path to standard out rather than opening
                       opening the file.
  -a, --absolute-open  Open the file using the absolute path rather than
                       changing to the parent directory.
  -v, --verbose        Display commands before they're run.

#cd to the package directory

Easy! Add a function to your .bashrc (or equivalent).

pycd() {
        cd `pyvim --print-dir $1`
}

#Use absolute paths to avoid broken imports

There are certain editors that embed Python, for example Vim. If you try jumping to a package that contains modules with the same names as builtins (the most common seems to be site) then your editor will likely break.

The fix for this is to use --absolute-open, which doesn't change to the containing directory. This has the disadvantage that you can't easily browse the rest of a given package, but it means you can still view that one file.