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Nearly all of the programming languages used for web development I know didn't start out with that intention (with the exception of JavaScript). It's more of a side effect of having a large enough user base for a language, since sooner or later someone will start using it to generate HTML. Then modules/libraries begin to appear easing that. And finally someone wanting to sell a book or course will label it "Web Development language".
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LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
eric4_api
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)