10.1.2. numpy.distutils.read_config¶

numpy.distutils.read_config(pkgname, dirs=None)[source]¶

Return library info for a package from its configuration file.

Parameters:

pkgname : str

Name of the package (should match the name of the .ini file, without the extension, e.g. foo for the file foo.ini).

dirs : sequence, optional

If given, should be a sequence of directories - usually including the NumPy base directory - where to look for npy-pkg-config files.

Returns:

pkginfo : class instance

The LibraryInfo instance containing the build information.

Raises:

PkgNotFound

If the package is not found.

See also

misc_util.get_info, misc_util.get_pkg_info

Examples

>>> npymath_info = np.distutils.npy_pkg_config.read_config('npymath')
>>> type(npymath_info)
<class 'numpy.distutils.npy_pkg_config.LibraryInfo'>
>>> print npymath_info
Name: npymath
Description: Portable, core math library implementing C99 standard
Requires:
Version: 0.1  #random