[Numpy-discussion] python 2.4 incompatibility in numpy.lookfor in numpy 1.2.0rc2

[joep]

On Sep 23, 6:48 pm, joep <josef.p... at gmail.com> wrote:
> A possible solution would be in
>
> http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~pauli-virtanen/scipy/pydocweb/revision/386
>
> It seems to be possible to be used in the same way when  iter_modules
> is not available.
> The usage in ``_lookfor_generate_cache`` in lib/utils.py looks almost
> exactly the same
> as in the above revision
>
> Josef


this works for me and leaves the module unchanged if iter_modules is
available
python 2.4 compatible version is copied from
 http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~pauli-virtanen/scipy/pydocweb/revision/386
with adjustment for variable names, and it works under python 2.4
windowsXP

in Python24\Lib\site-packages\numpy\lib\utils.py
def _lookfor_generate_cache

starting at line 685
           # import sub-packages
           if import_modules and hasattr(item, '__path__'):
                if hasattr(pkgutil,'iter_modules'):              #
line added
                    for m in pkgutil.iter_modules(item.__path__):
                        if _all is not None and m[1] not in _all:
                            continue
                        try:
                            __import__("%s.%s" % (name, m[1]))
                        except ImportError:
                            continue
                else:                                    # else branch
added
                    for pth in item.__path__:
                        for mod_path in os.listdir(pth):
                            init_py = os.path.join(pth, mod_path,
'__init__.py')
                            if not os.path.isfile(init_py): continue
                            nm = "%s.%s" % (name, mod_path)
                            try:
                                __import__(nm)
                            except:
                                print >> sys.stderr, "Failed to import
module %s" % nm
                                pass


example:
C:\Josef\easyeclipseworkspace\sandbox\playground\numpyscipy
\teststats>ipython
Python 2.4.3 (#69, Mar 29 2006, 17:35:34) [MSC v.1310 32 bit (Intel)]
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

IPython 0.9.1 -- An enhanced Interactive Python.
?         -> Introduction and overview of IPython's features.
%quickref -> Quick reference.
help      -> Python's own help system.
object?   -> Details about 'object'. ?object also works, ?? prints
more.

In [1]: import numpy as np

In [2]: np.lookfor('norm')
Search results for 'norm'
-------------------------
numpy.frexp
    y1,y2 = frexp(x)
numpy.linalg.norm
    Matrix or vector norm.
numpy.ma.cov
    Estimates the covariance matrix.
numpy.random.normal
    Draw random samples from a normal (Gaussian) distribution.
numpy.linalg.qr
    Compute QR decomposition of a matrix.
.......
In [14]: np.version.version
Out[14]: '1.2.0rc2'

also tested with IDLE
same result as with Python 2.5

Python 2.5.2 (r252:60911, Feb 21 2008, 13:11:45) [MSC v.1310 32 bit
(Intel)] on win32
Type "copyright", "credits" or "license()" for more information.

    ****************************************************************
    Personal firewall software may warn about the connection IDLE
    makes to its subprocess using this computer's internal loopback
    interface.  This connection is not visible on any external
    interface and no data is sent to or received from the Internet.
    ****************************************************************

IDLE 1.2.2      ==== No Subprocess ====

>>> import numpy as np
>>> np.version.version
'1.2.0rc2'
>>> np.lookfor('norm')
Search results for 'norm'
-------------------------
numpy.frexp
    y1,y2 = frexp(x)
numpy.linalg.norm
    Matrix or vector norm.
numpy.ma.cov
    Estimates the covariance matrix.
numpy.random.normal
    Draw random samples from a normal (Gaussian) distribution.
numpy.linalg.qr
    Compute QR decomposition of a matrix.

are there any tests for lookfor?
Josef