regconvert(1) [debian man page]
REGCONVERT(1) The Regina Handbook REGCONVERT(1) NAME
regconvert - Convert between different Regina file formats SYNOPSIS
regconvert [ -x | -u | -b ] old-file [ new-file ] DESCRIPTION
Between Regina versions 2.4 and 3.0, the data files changed from using an impenetrable and undocumented binary format to using (optionally compressed) XML. This utility converts back and forth between these different file formats. The argument old-file should be the file to read and convert; the argument new-file should be the name of the new converted file to write. These two filenames may be the same, in which case the old file will be replaced with the new. If the argument new-file is missing then the new file will be written to standard output, which forces the output to be uncompressed XML (see option -u). Warning: When writing an old-style binary file, some information might be lost. Old-style binary files can only store information that was understood by the old version Regina 2.4. OPTIONS
-x (default) Convert to compressed XML. -u Convert to plain (uncompressed) XML. -b Convert to the old-style binary format. MACOS X USERS
If you downloaded a drag-and-drop app bundle, this utility is shipped inside it. If you dragged Regina to the main Applications folder, you can run it as /Applications/Regina.app/Contents/MacOS/regconvert. WINDOWS USERS
The command-line utilities are installed beneath the Program Files directory; on some machines this directory is called Pro- gram Files (x86). You can start this utility by running c:Program FilesReginaRegina 4.93in egconvert.exe. SEE ALSO
regfiletype, regina-gui. AUTHOR
This utility was written by Benjamin Burton <bab@debian.org>. Many people have been involved in the development of Regina; see the users' handbook for a full list of credits. 28 May 2012 REGCONVERT(1)
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REGINA-PYTHON(1) The Regina Handbook REGINA-PYTHON(1) NAME
regina-python - Regina's command-line Python interface SYNOPSIS
regina-python [ -q, --quiet | -v, --verbose ] [ -n, --nolibs ] [ -a, --noautoimport ] regina-python [ -q, --quiet | -v, --verbose ] [ -n, --nolibs ] [ -a, --noautoimport ] [ -i, --interactive ] script [ script-args ] DESCRIPTION
Regina is a software package for studying 3-manifold triangulations and normal surfaces. Other key features include angle structures, cen- sus enumeration, combinatorial recognition of triangulations, and high-level tasks such as 3-sphere recognition and connected sum decompo- sition. Regina comes with a full graphical user interface, and also offers Python bindings and a low-level C++ programming interface. This command starts an interactive Python session for Regina. This will be a command-line Python session, with direct text input/output and no graphical user interface. All of the objects, clases and methods from Regina's mathematical engine will be made available through the module regina, which will be imported on startup (effectively running import regina). Moreover, unless the option --noautoimport is passed, all of Regina's objects, classes and methods will be imported directly into the current namespace (effectively running from regina import *). If you have frequently-used code, you can store it in a user library. At the beginning of each Python session, Regina will automatically run all of the code in all of your user libraries. The list of user libraries will be read from the text file ~/.regina-libs, which should contain one library filename per line. Blank lines and lines beginning with a hash (#) will be ignored. You can also configure this list of libraries through the graphical user interface: see the Python options page. Instead of starting an interactive Python session, you can pass a Python script (with arguments if desired). In this case Regina will run the script (after first importing the regina module and loading any user libraries). If you pass --interactive, Regina will leave you at a Python prompt once the script finishes; otherwise it will exit Python and return you to the command line. OPTIONS
-q --quiet Start in quiet mode. No output will be produced except for serious errors. In particular, warnings will be suppressed. This is equivalent to setting the environment variable REGINA_VERBOSITY=0. -v --verbose Start in verbose mode. Additional diagnostic information will be output. This is equivalent to setting the environment variable REGINA_VERBOSITY=2. -n --nolibs Do not load any user libraries when the session starts. User libraries are discussed in the overview above. -a --noautoimport Still import the regina module, but do not automatically import all of Regina's objects, classes and methods into the current names- pace (that is, do not run from regina import *). This means that (for example) the main 3-manifold triangulation class must be accessed as regina.NTriangulation, not just NTriangulation. -i --interactive Run the script in interactive mode. After executing the given script, Regina will leave you in the Python interpreter to run your own additional commands. This option is only available when a script is passed. If no script is passed, regina-python will always start in interactive mode. ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
The following environment variables influence the behaviour of this program. Each variable can also be set in the local configuration file ~/.regina-python using a line of the form option=value. Environment variables will take precedence over values in the configuration file. REGINA_VERBOSITY Specifies how much output should be generated. Recognised values are: 0 Display errors only; this is equivalent to passing the option --quiet. 1 Display errors and warnings; this is the default. 2 Display errors, warnings and diagnostic output; this is equivalent to passing the option --verbose. REGINA_PYTHON The command used to start the Python interpreter. By default, Regina tries to run the same version of Python that it was built against. In general you should use the same version of Python that Regina was built against; otherwise Python might not be able to load the regina module. In normal situations you should never need to set this option yourself. REGINA_HOME The directory in which Regina's data files are installed. This should be the directory containing the internal/ subdirectory, the examples/ subdirectory and so on. If you are running Regina directly out of the source tree, this defaults to the top-level source directory. If you are running Regina from a proper installation, this defaults to the corresponding installation directory. In normal situations you should never need to set this option yourself. Warning: When running from a proper installation, the default REGINA_HOME is hard-wired into the startup script (it is set at com- pile time). If you install Regina into one directory but then move it by hand into another, the default REGINA_HOME will be incor- rect. REGINA_PYLIBDIR The directory containing the Python module regina.so. If you are running Regina directly out of the source tree, this defaults to a directory within this source tree. If you are running Regina from a proper installation, this defaults to the corresponding installation directory. In normal situations you should never need to set this option yourself. Warning: Like REGINA_HOME, when running from a proper installation the default REGINA_PYLIBDIR is hard-wired into the startup script. If you install Regina into one directory but then move it by hand into another, the default REGINA_PYLIBDIR will be incor- rect. MACOS X USERS
If you downloaded a drag-and-drop app bundle, this utility is shipped inside it. If you dragged Regina to the main Applications folder, you can run it as /Applications/Regina.app/Contents/MacOS/regconcat. WINDOWS USERS
The command regina-python is not available under Windows. However, you can still use Python scripting in Regina's graphical user inter- face, by opening a graphical Python console or using script packets. SEE ALSO
regina-gui. Regina comes with thorough API documentation, which describes in detail all of the objects, classes and methods that Regina makes available to Python. You can access this documentation via Help->Python API Reference in the graphical user interface, or read it online at http://regina.sourceforge.net/engine-docs/. AUTHOR
Many people have been involved in the development of Regina; see the users' handbook for a full list of credits. 28 May 2012 REGINA-PYTHON(1)