module helpgen.conf_path_tools

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module pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools

Looks for paths, Miktek, Graphviz…

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Functions

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custom_ensuredir	Ensure that a path exists.
find_dvipng_path	Determines dvipng location.
find_graphviz_dot	Determines the path to graphviz (on Windows), the function tests the existence of versions 34 to 45 assuming it …
find_in_PATH	look into every path mentioned in %PATH% a specific file, it raises an exception if not Found
find_latex_path	Finds latex path. Returns an empty string on linux.
find_pandoc_path	Determines pandoc location. Returns an empty string on linux.

Documentation

Looks for paths, Miktek, Graphviz…

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.custom_ensuredir(path)

Ensure that a path exists.

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.find_dvipng_path(exc=True)

Determines dvipng location.

Returns:

imgmath_latex, imgmath_dvipng, imgmath_dvisvgm

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.find_graphviz_dot(exc=True)

Determines the path to graphviz (on Windows), the function tests the existence of versions 34 to 45 assuming it was installed in a standard folder: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64.

Parameters:

exc – raise exception of be silent

Returns:

path to dot

Raises:

FileNotFoundError – if graphviz not found

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.find_in_PATH(prog)

look into every path mentioned in %PATH% a specific file, it raises an exception if not Found

Parameters:

prog – program to look for

Returns:

path

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.find_latex_path(exc=True)

Finds latex path. Returns an empty string on linux.

Parameters:

exc – raises an exception or be silent

Returns:

something like

C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9\miktex\bin\x64 :raises FileNotFoundError: if latex not found

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pyquickhelper.helpgen.conf_path_tools.find_pandoc_path(exc=True)

Determines pandoc location. Returns an empty string on linux.

Returns:

path to pandoc

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