diff -r 62019277dd0a -r 125166c6b66c src/eric7/eric7_pip.py
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+++ b/src/eric7/eric7_pip.py Mon May 29 16:18:38 2023 +0200
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# Copyright (c) 2023 Detlev Offenbach <detlev@die-offenbachs.de>
+#
+
+"""
+eric pip Packages Manager.
+
+This is the main Python script to manage Python packages with 'pip' from
+outside of the IDE.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PyQt6.QtGui import QGuiApplication
+
+for arg in sys.argv[:]:
+ if arg.startswith("--config="):
+ from eric7 import Globals
+
+ configDir = arg.replace("--config=", "")
+ Globals.setConfigDir(configDir)
+ sys.argv.remove(arg)
+ elif arg.startswith("--settings="):
+ from PyQt6.QtCore import QSettings
+
+ settingsDir = os.path.expanduser(arg.replace("--settings=", ""))
+ if not os.path.isdir(settingsDir):
+ os.makedirs(settingsDir)
+ QSettings.setPath(
+ QSettings.Format.IniFormat, QSettings.Scope.UserScope, settingsDir
+ )
+ sys.argv.remove(arg)
+
+from eric7.Globals import AppInfo
+from eric7.Toolbox import Startup
+
+
+def createMainWidget(argv): # noqa: U100
+ """
+ Function to create the main widget.
+
+ @param argv list of commandline parameters
+ @type list of str
+ @return reference to the main widget
+ @rtype QWidget
+ """
+ from eric7.PipInterface.PipPackagesWindow import PipPackagesWindow
+
+ return PipPackagesWindow(None)
+
+
+def main():
+ """
+ Main entry point into the application.
+ """
+ QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric7_pip.desktop")
+
+ options = [
+ (
+ "--config=configDir",
+ "use the given directory as the one containing the config files",
+ ),
+ (
+ "--settings=settingsDir",
+ "use the given directory to store the settings files",
+ ),
+ ]
+ appinfo = AppInfo.makeAppInfo(
+ sys.argv,
+ "eric Package Manager",
+ "",
+ "Utility to manage Python packages with 'pip'.",
+ options,
+ )
+ res = Startup.simpleAppStartup(sys.argv, appinfo, createMainWidget)
+ sys.exit(res)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()
