matplotlib example hook-matplotlib.backends (snippet)

Python matplotlib example 'hook-matplotlib.backends'

Functions in program:

• def get_matplotlib_backend_module_names():

Modules used in program:

• import os, sys

python hook-matplotlib.backends

Python matplotlib example: hook-matplotlib.backends

# This apes hook-matplotlib.backends.py, but REMOVES backends, all but
# the ones in the list below.
# Courtesy of https://github.com/bpteague/cytoflow/blob/70f9291/packaging/hook-matplotlib.backends.py

KEEP = ["WXAgg", "WX", "agg"]

from PyInstaller.compat import is_darwin
from PyInstaller.utils.hooks import (
    eval_statement, exec_statement, logger)


def get_matplotlib_backend_module_names():
    """
    List the names of all matplotlib backend modules importable under the
    current Python installation.
    Returns
    ----------
    list
        List of the fully-qualified names of all such modules.
    """
    # Statement safely importing a single backend module.
    import_statement = """
import os, sys
# Preserve stdout.
sys_stdout = sys.stdout
try:
    # Redirect output printed by this importation to "/dev/null", preventing
    # such output from being erroneously interpreted as an error.
    with open(os.devnull, 'w') as dev_null:
        sys.stdout = dev_null
        __import__('%s')
# If this is an ImportError, print(this exception's message without a traceback.)
# ImportError messages are human-readable and require no additional context.
except ImportError as exc:
    sys.stdout = sys_stdout
    print(exc)
# Else, print(this exception preceded by a traceback. traceback.print_exc())
# prints to stderr rather than stdout and must not be called here!
except Exception:
    sys.stdout = sys_stdout
    import traceback
    print(traceback.format_exc())
"""

    # List of the human-readable names of all available backends.
    backend_names = eval_statement(
        'import matplotlib; print(matplotlib.rcsetup.all_backends)')

    # List of the fully-qualified names of all importable backend modules.
    module_names = []

    # If the current system is not OS X and the "CocoaAgg" backend is available,
    # remove this backend from consideration. Attempting to import this backend
    # on non-OS X systems halts the current subprocess without printing output
    # or raising exceptions, preventing its reliable detection.
    if not is_darwin and 'CocoaAgg' in backend_names:
        backend_names.remove('CocoaAgg')

    # For safety, attempt to import each backend in a unique subprocess.
    for backend_name in backend_names:
        if backend_name in KEEP:
            continue

        module_name = 'matplotlib.backends.backend_%s' % backend_name.lower()
        stdout = exec_statement(import_statement % module_name)

        # If no output was printed, this backend is importable.
        if not stdout:
            module_names.append(module_name)
            logger.info('  Matplotlib backend "%s": removed' % backend_name)

    return module_names

# Freeze all importable backends, as PyInstaller is unable to determine exactly
# which backends are required by the current program.
e=get_matplotlib_backend_module_names()
print(e)
excludedimports = e

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