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diff --git a/doc/source/apt/cache.rst b/doc/source/apt/cache.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d96cba97 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/cache.rst @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +:mod:`apt.cache` --- The Cache class +===================================== +.. automodule:: apt.cache + +The Cache class +--------------- + +.. autoclass:: Cache + :members: + :undoc-members: + + .. describe:: cache[pkgname] + + Return a :class:`Package()` for the package with the name *pkgname*. + +Example +^^^^^^^ + +The following example shows how to load the cache, update it, and upgrade +all the packages on the system:: + + import apt + import apt.progress + + # First of all, open the cache + cache = apt.Cache() + # Now, lets update the package list + cache.update() + # We need to re-open the cache because it needs to read the package list + cache.open(None) + # Now we can do the same as 'apt-get upgrade' does + cache.upgrade() + # or we can play 'apt-get dist-upgrade' + cache.upgrade(True) + # Q: Why does nothing happen? + # A: You forgot to call commit()! + cache.commit(apt.progress.TextFetchProgress(), + apt.progress.InstallProgress()) + + + +Working with Filters +-------------------- +.. autoclass:: Filter + :members: + :inherited-members: + :undoc-members: + +.. autoclass:: MarkedChangesFilter + :members: + :inherited-members: + :undoc-members: + +.. autoclass:: FilteredCache + :members: + :inherited-members: + :undoc-members: + + +Example +^^^^^^^ + +This is an example for a filtered cache, which only allows access to the +packages whose state has been changed, eg. packages marked for installation:: + + >>> from apt.cache import FilteredCache, Cache, MarkedChangesFilter + >>> cache = apt.Cache() + >>> changed = apt.FilteredCache(cache) + >>> changed.setFilter(MarkedChangesFilter()) + >>> print len(changed) == len(cache.GetChanges()) # Both need to have same length + True + + +Exceptions +---------- +.. autoexception:: FetchCancelledException +.. autoexception:: FetchFailedException +.. autoexception:: LockFailedException diff --git a/doc/source/apt/cdrom.rst b/doc/source/apt/cdrom.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..56381f14 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/cdrom.rst @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +:mod:`apt.cdrom` - Functionality like in apt-cdrom +==================================================== +.. automodule:: apt.cdrom + :members: + + + diff --git a/doc/source/apt/debfile.rst b/doc/source/apt/debfile.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7133b5a8 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/debfile.rst @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +:mod:`apt.debfile` --- Classes related to debian package files +============================================================== +The :mod:`apt.debfile` provides classes to work with locally available +debian packages, or source packages. + +.. module:: apt.debfile + +Binary packages +---------------- +.. autoclass:: DebPackage + :members: + :inherited-members: + :undoc-members: + + The :class:`DebPackage` class is a class for working with '.deb' files, + also known as Debian packages. + + It provides methods and attributes to get a list of the files in the + package, to install the package and much more. + + If you specify *cache* it has to point to an :class:`apt.cache.Cache()` + object. + + .. versionchanged:: 0.7.9 + Introduce all new methods (everything except for :meth:`open()` and + :attr:`filelist`) + + +Source packages +---------------- +.. autoclass:: DscSrcPackage + :members: + :inherited-members: + :undoc-members: + + Provide functionality to work with locally available source packages, + especially with their '.dsc' file. + + .. versionadded:: 0.7.9 diff --git a/doc/source/apt/gtk.widgets.rst b/doc/source/apt/gtk.widgets.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9fa84ead --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/gtk.widgets.rst @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +:mod:`apt.gtk.widgets` --- GTK widgets +====================================== +.. automodule:: apt.gtk.widgets + + +GObject progress classes +------------------------- + +.. autoclass:: GDpkgInstallProgress + :members: + +.. autoclass:: GFetchProgress + :members: + +.. autoclass:: GInstallProgress + :members: + +.. autoclass:: GOpProgress + :members: + +GTK+ Class +---------- +.. autoclass:: GtkAptProgress + :members: + + +Example +------- +.. literalinclude:: ../examples/apt-gtk.py diff --git a/doc/source/apt/index.rst b/doc/source/apt/index.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5047a0fd --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/index.rst @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +:mod:`apt` --- Highlevel apt package +===================================== +The highlevel apt package provides a lot of functionality, all +with an easy-to-use interface. + +.. warning:: + The API of this package is not considered stable. Evenmore, it is considered + to change the naming conventions in future to lowercase_with_underscores. + + In case this happens, the API will still be kept compatible, with the old + functions provided as deprecated ones. + +.. automodule:: apt + :members: + + + + +.. toctree:: + :maxdepth: 2 + :glob: + + * + + +Classes exported in apt +------------------------ +These classes are defined in the submodules, but are also exported directly +in the package. + +.. class:: Cache + + Please see :class:`apt.cache.Cache` for documentation. + +.. class:: Cdrom + + Please see :class:`apt.cdrom.Cdrom` for documentation. + +.. class:: CdromProgress + + Please see :class:`apt.progress.CdromProgress` for documentation. + +.. class:: FetchProgress + + Please see :class:`apt.progress.FetchProgress` for documentation. + +.. class:: InstallProgress + + Please see :class:`apt.progress.InstallProgress` for documentation. + +.. class:: OpProgress + + Please see :class:`apt.progress.OpProgress` for documentation. + +.. class:: Package + + Please see :class:`apt.package.Package` for documentation. + diff --git a/doc/source/apt/package.rst b/doc/source/apt/package.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1bd032ab --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/package.rst @@ -0,0 +1,101 @@ +:mod:`apt.package` --- Classes for package handling +==================================================== + + +.. automodule:: apt.package + + +The Package class +----------------- +.. autoclass:: Package + :members: + + +Dependency Information +---------------------- +.. class:: BaseDependency + + The :class:`BaseDependency` class defines various attributes for accessing + the parts of a dependency. The attributes are as follows: + + .. attribute:: name + + The name of the dependency + + .. attribute:: relation + + The relation (>>,>=,==,<<,<=,) + + .. attribute:: version + + The version or None. + + .. attribute:: preDepend + + Boolean value whether this is a pre-dependency. + +.. class:: Dependency + + The dependency class represents a Or-Group of dependencies. It provides + an attribute to access the :class:`BaseDependency` object for the available + choices. + + .. attribute:: or_dependencies + + A list of :class:`BaseDependency` objects which could satisfy the + requirement of the Or-Group. + + +Origin Information +------------------- +.. class:: Origin + + The :class:`Origin` class provides access to the origin of the package. + It allows you to check the component, archive, the hostname, and even if + this package can be trusted. + + .. attribute:: archive + + The archive (eg. unstable) + + .. attribute:: component + + The component (eg. main) + + .. attribute:: label + + The Label, as set in the Release file + + .. attribute:: origin + + The Origin, as set in the Release file + + .. attribute:: site + + The hostname of the site. + + .. attribute:: trusted + + Boolean value whether this is trustworthy. An origin can be trusted, if + it provides a GPG-signed Release file and the GPG-key used is in the + keyring used by apt (see apt-key). + +Examples +--------- +.. code-block:: python + + import apt + + cache = apt.Cache() + pkg = cache['python-apt'] # Access the Package object for python-apt + print 'python-apt is trusted:', pkg.candidateOrigin.trusted + + # Mark python-apt for install + pkg.markInstall() + + print 'python-apt is marked for install:', pkg.markedInstall + + print 'python-apt is', pkg.summary #Python interface to libapt-pkg + + # Now, really install it + cache.commit() diff --git a/doc/source/apt/progress.rst b/doc/source/apt/progress.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8989aa27 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/source/apt/progress.rst @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +:mod:`apt.progress` --- Classes for progress reporting +====================================================== +.. automodule:: apt.progress + +.. warning:: + + This class is currently under re-organisation. Therefore, the API may + change soon. The old names will still be kept until it is safe to remove + them. + + + +Classes without output +---------------------- +.. autoclass:: FetchProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: OpProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: CdromProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: DumbInstallProgress + :members: + +Implementing classes for text output +------------------------------------ +.. autoclass:: TextFetchProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: OpTextProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: InstallProgress + :members: +.. autoclass:: DpkgInstallProgress + :members: + + + + |
