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NAME

       eric4-api - eric4 API generator

SYNOPSIS

       eric4-api [options] files...

       where  files  can  be  be either Python modules, package directories or
       ordinary directories.

DESCRIPTION

       This manual page documents briefly the eric4-api command.  This  manual
       page  was  written  for  the  Debian  distribution because the original
       program does not have a manual page.

       eric4-api scans Python source code to generate API  descriptions  files
       which  are  used  to  as tooltips and autocompletion suggestions by the
       QScintilla editor widget in eric4.

OPTIONS

       These programs follow the usual GNU  command  line  syntax,  with  long
       options  starting  with  two  dashes  (‘-’).   A  summary of options is
       included below.  For a complete description, see the Info files.

       -b name or --base name
              Use the given name as the name of the base package.

       -h or --help
              Show this help and exit.

       -o filename or --output=filename
              Write the API information to the named file. A ’%L’  placeholder
              is replaced by the language of the API file (see --language).

       --oldstyle
              Generate API files for QScintilla prior to 1.7.

       -p or --private
              Include private methods and functions.

       -R, -r or --recursive
              Perform a recursive search for Python files.

       -t ext or --extension = ext
              Add  the  given  extension to the list of file extensions.  This
              option may be given multiple times.

       -V or --version
              Show version information and exit.

       -x directory or --exclude=directory
              Specify a directory basename to be excluded.  This option may be
              repeated multiple times.

       --exclude-file=pattern
              Specify a filename pattern of files to be excluded.  This option
              may be repeated multiple times.

       -l language or --language=language
              Generate  an  API  file  for  the  given  programming  language.
              Supported programming languages are:
                  * Python
                  * Python3
                  * Ruby The default is ’Python’.  This option may be repeated
              multiple times.

SEE ALSO

       eric4(1),    eric4-api(1),    eric4-compare(1),     eric4-configure(1),
       eric4-diff(1),   eric4-doc(1),   eric4-editor(1),  eric4-helpviewer(1),
       eric4-plugininstall(1),  eric4-pluginrepository(1),   eric4-qregexp(1),
       eric4-re(1),  eric4-sqlbrowser(1), eric4-tray(1), eric4-trpreviewer(1),
       eric4-uipreviewer(1), eric4-unittest(1), eric4-webbrowser(1)

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Torsten  Marek  <shlomme@gmx.net>,  for
       the Debian project (but may be used by others).

                               January  31, 2010