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<h1>eric7.SystemUtilities.PythonUtilities</h1>
<p>
Module implementing Python related utility functions.
</p>

<h3>Global Attributes</h3>
<table>
<tr><td>None</td></tr>
</table>

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

<h3>Functions</h3>
<table>
<tr>
<td><a href="#__searchInterpreters_Linux">__searchInterpreters_Linux</a></td>
<td>Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the executable search path (i.e.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#__searchInterpreters_Windows">__searchInterpreters_Windows</a></td>
<td>Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the executable search path (i.e.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getExePath">getExePath</a></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getPythonExecutable">getPythonExecutable</a></td>
<td>Function to determine the path of the (non-windowed) Python executable.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getPythonLibPath">getPythonLibPath</a></td>
<td>Function to determine the path to Python's library.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getPythonLibraryDirectory">getPythonLibraryDirectory</a></td>
<td>Function to determine the path to Python's library directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getPythonScriptsDirectory">getPythonScriptsDirectory</a></td>
<td>Function to determine the path to Python's scripts directory.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#getPythonVersion">getPythonVersion</a></td>
<td>Function to get the Python version (major, minor) as an integer value.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#isPythonSource">isPythonSource</a></td>
<td>Function to check for a Python source code file.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="#searchInterpreters">searchInterpreters</a></td>
<td>Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the executable search path (i.e.</td>
</tr>
</table>

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<h2>__searchInterpreters_Linux</h2>
<b>__searchInterpreters_Linux</b>(<i>environments=None</i>)
<p>
    Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the
    executable search path (i.e. PATH) (non Windows variant).
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>environments</i> (list of str (optional))</dt>
<dd>
list of environment directories to scan for Python interpreters
        (defaults to None)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of found interpreter executables
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>__searchInterpreters_Windows</h2>
<b>__searchInterpreters_Windows</b>(<i>environments=None</i>)
<p>
    Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the
    executable search path (i.e. PATH) (Windows variant).
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>environments</i> (list of str (optional))</dt>
<dd>
list of environment directories to scan for Python interpreters
        (defaults to None)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of found interpreter executables
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getExePath</h2>
<b>getExePath</b>(<i>branch, access, versionStr</i>)

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<h2>getPythonExecutable</h2>
<b>getPythonExecutable</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Function to determine the path of the (non-windowed) Python executable.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path of the Python executable
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getPythonLibPath</h2>
<b>getPythonLibPath</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Function to determine the path to Python's library.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path to the Python library
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getPythonLibraryDirectory</h2>
<b>getPythonLibraryDirectory</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Function to determine the path to Python's library directory.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path to the Python library directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>getPythonScriptsDirectory</h2>
<b>getPythonScriptsDirectory</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Function to determine the path to Python's scripts directory.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
path to the Python scripts directory
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
str
</dd>
</dl>
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<a NAME="getPythonVersion" ID="getPythonVersion"></a>
<h2>getPythonVersion</h2>
<b>getPythonVersion</b>(<i></i>)
<p>
    Function to get the Python version (major, minor) as an integer value.
</p>

<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
integer representing major and minor version number
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
int
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>isPythonSource</h2>
<b>isPythonSource</b>(<i>filename, source, editor=None</i>)
<p>
    Function to check for a Python source code file.
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>filename</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
name of the file with extension
</dd>
<dt><i>source</i> (str)</dt>
<dd>
of the file
</dd>
<dt><i>editor</i> (Editor (optional))</dt>
<dd>
reference to the editor, if the file is opened already
        (defaults to None)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
flag indicating Python source code
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
bool
</dd>
</dl>
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<h2>searchInterpreters</h2>
<b>searchInterpreters</b>(<i>environments=None</i>)
<p>
    Function to determine a list of all Python interpreters available via the
    executable search path (i.e. PATH) (Windows variant).
</p>

<dl>

<dt><i>environments</i> (list of str (optional))</dt>
<dd>
list of environment directories to scan for Python interpreters
        (defaults to None)
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return:</dt>
<dd>
list of found interpreter executables
</dd>
</dl>
<dl>
<dt>Return Type:</dt>
<dd>
list of str
</dd>
</dl>
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