ERIC4_API(1)						      General Commands Manual						      ERIC4_API(1)

NAME

       eric4_api - eric4 API generator

SYNOPSIS

       eric4_api [options] files...

       where files can be be either Python modules, package directories or ordinary directories.

DESCRIPTION

       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.

OPTIONS

       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.

       -b name or --base name
	      Use the given name as the name of the base package.

       -h or --help
	      Show this help and exit.

       -o filename or --output=filename
	      Write the API information to the named file. A '%L' placeholder is replaced by the language of the API file (see --language).

       --oldstyle
	      Generate API files for QScintilla prior to 1.7.

       -p or --private
	      Include private methods and functions.

       -R, -r or --recursive
	      Perform a recursive search for Python files.

       -t ext or --extension = ext
	      Add the given extension to the list of file extensions.  This option may be given multiple times.

       -V or --version
	      Show version information and exit.

       -x directory or --exclude=directory
	      Specify a directory basename to be excluded.  This option may be repeated multiple times.

       --exclude-file=pattern
	      Specify a filename pattern of files to be excluded.  This option may be repeated multiple times.

       -l language or --language=language
	      Generate an API file for the given programming language.	Supported programming languages are:
		  * Python
		  * Python3
		  * Ruby The default is 'Python'.  This option may be repeated multiple times.

SEE ALSO

       eric4(1), eric4_compare(1), eric4_configure(1), eric4_diff(1),  eric4_doc(1),  eric4_editor(1),	eric4_helpviewer(1),  eric4_iconeditor(1),
       eric4_plugininstall(1),	  eric4_pluginrepository(1),   eric4_pluginuninstall(1),   eric4_qregexp(1),   eric4_re(1),   eric4_sqlbrowser(1),
       eric4_tray(1), eric4_trpreviewer(1), eric4_uipreviewer(1), eric4_unittest(1), eric4_webbrowser(1)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Torsten Marek <shlomme@gmx.net>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

								 January  31, 2010						      ERIC4_API(1)