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<h1>uninstall</h1>

<p>
Uninstallation script for the eric6 IDE and all eric6 related tools.
</p>
<h3>Global Attributes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>currDir</td></tr><tr><td>defaultMacAppBundleName</td></tr><tr><td>defaultMacAppBundlePath</td></tr><tr><td>progLanguages</td></tr><tr><td>progName</td></tr><tr><td>pyModDir</td></tr><tr><td>settingsNameGlobal</td></tr><tr><td>settingsNameOrganization</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Classes</h3>

<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>
<h3>Functions</h3>

<table>

<tr>
<td><a href="#exit">exit</a></td>
<td>Exit the uninstall script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getConfigDir">getConfigDir</a></td>
<td>Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getWinregEntry">getWinregEntry</a></td>
<td>Function to get an entry from the Windows Registry.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#initGlobals">initGlobals</a></td>
<td>Set the values of globals that need more than a simple assignment.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#main">main</a></td>
<td>The main function of the script.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#removeConfigurationData">removeConfigurationData</a></td>
<td>Remove the eric configuration directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#removeDataDirectory">removeDataDirectory</a></td>
<td>Remove the eric data directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#removePluginDirectories">removePluginDirectories</a></td>
<td>Remove the plug-in directories.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#uninstallEric">uninstallEric</a></td>
<td>Uninstall the eric files.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#uninstallLinuxSpecifics">uninstallLinuxSpecifics</a></td>
<td>Uninstall Linux specific files.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#uninstallMacAppBundle">uninstallMacAppBundle</a></td>
<td>Uninstall the macOS application bundle.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#uninstallWindowsLinks">uninstallWindowsLinks</a></td>
<td>Clean up the Desktop and Start Menu entries for Windows.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#usage">usage</a></td>
<td>Display a usage message and exit.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#windowsDesktopNames">windowsDesktopNames</a></td>
<td>Function to generate the link names for the Windows Desktop.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#windowsProgramsEntry">windowsProgramsEntry</a></td>
<td>Function to generate the name of the Start Menu top entry.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#wrapperNames">wrapperNames</a></td>
<td>Create the platform specific names for the wrapper script.</td>
</tr>
</table>
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<a NAME="exit" ID="exit"></a>
<h2>exit</h2>
<b>exit</b>(<i>rcode=0</i>)

<p>
    Exit the uninstall script.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>rcode</i></dt>
<dd>
result code to report back (integer)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getConfigDir" ID="getConfigDir"></a>
<h2>getConfigDir</h2>
<b>getConfigDir</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Module function to get the name of the directory storing the config data.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
directory name of the config dir (string)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getWinregEntry" ID="getWinregEntry"></a>
<h2>getWinregEntry</h2>
<b>getWinregEntry</b>(<i>name, path</i>)

<p>
    Function to get an entry from the Windows Registry.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>name</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
variable name
</dd>
<dt><i>path</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
registry path of the variable
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
value of requested registry variable
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
any
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>initGlobals</h2>
<b>initGlobals</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Set the values of globals that need more than a simple assignment.
</p>
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<a NAME="main" ID="main"></a>
<h2>main</h2>
<b>main</b>(<i>argv</i>)

<p>
    The main function of the script.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>argv</i></dt>
<dd>
list of command line arguments
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="removeConfigurationData" ID="removeConfigurationData"></a>
<h2>removeConfigurationData</h2>
<b>removeConfigurationData</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Remove the eric configuration directory.
</p>
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<a NAME="removeDataDirectory" ID="removeDataDirectory"></a>
<h2>removeDataDirectory</h2>
<b>removeDataDirectory</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Remove the eric data directory.
</p>
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<a NAME="removePluginDirectories" ID="removePluginDirectories"></a>
<h2>removePluginDirectories</h2>
<b>removePluginDirectories</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Remove the plug-in directories.
</p>
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<a NAME="uninstallEric" ID="uninstallEric"></a>
<h2>uninstallEric</h2>
<b>uninstallEric</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Uninstall the eric files.
</p>
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<a NAME="uninstallLinuxSpecifics" ID="uninstallLinuxSpecifics"></a>
<h2>uninstallLinuxSpecifics</h2>
<b>uninstallLinuxSpecifics</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Uninstall Linux specific files.
</p>
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<a NAME="uninstallMacAppBundle" ID="uninstallMacAppBundle"></a>
<h2>uninstallMacAppBundle</h2>
<b>uninstallMacAppBundle</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Uninstall the macOS application bundle.
</p>
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<a NAME="uninstallWindowsLinks" ID="uninstallWindowsLinks"></a>
<h2>uninstallWindowsLinks</h2>
<b>uninstallWindowsLinks</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Clean up the Desktop and Start Menu entries for Windows.
</p>
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<a NAME="usage" ID="usage"></a>
<h2>usage</h2>
<b>usage</b>(<i>rcode=2</i>)

<p>
    Display a usage message and exit.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>rcode</i></dt>
<dd>
return code passed back to the calling process (integer)
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="windowsDesktopNames" ID="windowsDesktopNames"></a>
<h2>windowsDesktopNames</h2>
<b>windowsDesktopNames</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Function to generate the link names for the Windows Desktop.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
list of desktop link names
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="windowsProgramsEntry" ID="windowsProgramsEntry"></a>
<h2>windowsProgramsEntry</h2>
<b>windowsProgramsEntry</b>(<i></i>)

<p>
    Function to generate the name of the Start Menu top entry.
</p>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
name of the Start Menu top entry
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="wrapperNames" ID="wrapperNames"></a>
<h2>wrapperNames</h2>
<b>wrapperNames</b>(<i>dname, wfile</i>)

<p>
    Create the platform specific names for the wrapper script.
</p>
<dl>

<dt><i>dname</i></dt>
<dd>
name of the directory to place the wrapper into
</dd>
<dt><i>wfile</i></dt>
<dd>
basename (without extension) of the wrapper script
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>
the names of the wrapper scripts
</dd>
</dl>
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