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+<h1>eric7.eric7_post_install</h1>
+
+<p>
+Module implementing the post install logic for 'pip install'.
+</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="#copyDesktopFile">copyDesktopFile</a></td>
+<td>Modify a desktop file and write it to its destination.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#copyLinuxMetaData">copyLinuxMetaData</a></td>
+<td>Function to copy the meta data files.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#copyMetaFilesTree">copyMetaFilesTree</a></td>
+<td>Function to copy the files of a directory tree.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#createWindowsLinks">createWindowsLinks</a></td>
+<td>Create Desktop and Start Menu links.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#createWindowsShortcut">createWindowsShortcut</a></td>
+<td>Create Windows shortcut.</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="#main">main</a></td>
+<td>Main script orchestrating the platform dependent post installation tasks.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#windowsDesktopEntries">windowsDesktopEntries</a></td>
+<td>Function to generate data for the Windows Desktop links.</td>
+</tr>
+<tr>
+<td><a href="#windowsProgramsEntry">windowsProgramsEntry</a></td>
+<td>Function to generate the name of the Start Menu top entry.</td>
+</tr>
+</table>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="copyDesktopFile" ID="copyDesktopFile"></a>
+<h2>copyDesktopFile</h2>
+<b>copyDesktopFile</b>(<i>src, dst, scriptsdir</i>)
+
+<p>
+    Modify a desktop file and write it to its destination.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>src</i></dt>
+<dd>
+source file name (string)
+</dd>
+<dt><i>dst</i></dt>
+<dd>
+destination file name (string)
+</dd>
+<dt><i>scriptsdir</i></dt>
+<dd>
+directory containing the scripts (string)
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="copyLinuxMetaData" ID="copyLinuxMetaData"></a>
+<h2>copyLinuxMetaData</h2>
+<b>copyLinuxMetaData</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+    Function to copy the meta data files.
+</p>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="copyMetaFilesTree" ID="copyMetaFilesTree"></a>
+<h2>copyMetaFilesTree</h2>
+<b>copyMetaFilesTree</b>(<i>src, dst</i>)
+
+<p>
+    Function to copy the files of a directory tree.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>src</i></dt>
+<dd>
+name of the source directory
+</dd>
+<dt><i>dst</i></dt>
+<dd>
+name of the destination directory
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="createWindowsLinks" ID="createWindowsLinks"></a>
+<h2>createWindowsLinks</h2>
+<b>createWindowsLinks</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+    Create Desktop and Start Menu links.
+</p>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="createWindowsShortcut" ID="createWindowsShortcut"></a>
+<h2>createWindowsShortcut</h2>
+<b>createWindowsShortcut</b>(<i>linkPath, targetPath, iconPath</i>)
+
+<p>
+    Create Windows shortcut.
+</p>
+<dl>
+
+<dt><i>linkPath</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+path of the shortcut file
+</dd>
+<dt><i>targetPath</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+path the shortcut shall point to
+</dd>
+<dt><i>iconPath</i> (str)</dt>
+<dd>
+path of the icon file
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<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>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+value of requested registry variable
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+any
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="main" ID="main"></a>
+<h2>main</h2>
+<b>main</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+    Main script orchestrating the platform dependent post installation tasks.
+</p>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<a NAME="windowsDesktopEntries" ID="windowsDesktopEntries"></a>
+<h2>windowsDesktopEntries</h2>
+<b>windowsDesktopEntries</b>(<i></i>)
+
+<p>
+    Function to generate data for the Windows Desktop links.
+</p>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+list of tuples containing the desktop link name,
+        the link target and the icon target
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+list of tuples of (str, str, str)
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
+<hr />
+<hr />
+<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>Return:</dt>
+<dd>
+name of the Start Menu top entry
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<dl>
+<dt>Return Type:</dt>
+<dd>
+str
+</dd>
+</dl>
+<div align="right"><a href="#top">Up</a></div>
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