blender/doc/blender.1.py

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#!/usr/bin/python
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# <pep8 compliant>
import subprocess
import os
import time
import datetime
def man_format(data):
data = data.replace("-", "\\-")
data = data.replace("\t", " ")
# data = data.replace("$", "\\fI")
data_ls = []
for w in data.split():
if w.startswith("$"):
w = "\\fI" + w[1:] + "\\fR"
data_ls.append(w)
data = data[:len(data) - len(data.lstrip())] + " ".join(data_ls)
return data
blender_bin = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "../blender")
blender_help = subprocess.Popen([blender_bin, "--help"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].decode()
blender_version = subprocess.Popen([blender_bin, "--version"], stdout=subprocess.PIPE).communicate()[0].decode().strip()
blender_version = blender_version.split("Build")[0]
date_string = datetime.date.fromtimestamp(time.time()).strftime("%B %d, %Y")
filepath = __file__.replace(".py", "")
file = open(filepath, "w")
fw = file.write
fw('.TH "BLENDER" "1" "%s" "Blender %s"\n' % (date_string, blender_version.replace(".", "\\&.")))
fw('''
.SH NAME
blender \- a 3D modelling and rendering package''')
fw('''
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B blender [args ...] [file] [args ...]''')
fw('''
.br
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
.B blender
is a 3D modelling and rendering package. It is the in-house software of a high quality animation studio, Blender has proven to be an extremely fast and versatile design instrument. The software has a personal touch, offering a unique approach to the world of Three Dimensions.
Use Blender to create TV commercials, to make technical visualizations, business graphics, to do some morphing, or design user interfaces. You can easy build and manage complex environments. The renderer is versatile and extremely fast. All basic animation principles (curves & keys) are well implemented.
http://www.blender.org''')
fw('''
.SH OPTIONS''')
fw("\n\n")
lines = [line.rstrip() for line in blender_help.split("\n")]
while lines:
l = lines.pop(0)
if l.startswith("Environment Variables:"):
fw('.SH "ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES"\n')
elif l.endswith(":"): # one line
fw('.SS "%s"\n\n' % l)
elif l.startswith("-") or l.startswith("/"): # can be multi line
fw('.TP\n')
fw('.B %s\n' % man_format(l))
while lines:
# line with no
if lines[0].strip() and len(lines[0].lstrip()) == len(lines[0]): # no white space
break
if not l: # second blank line
fw('.IP\n')
else:
fw('.br\n')
l = lines.pop(0)
l = l[1:] # remove first whitespace (tab)
fw('%s\n' % man_format(l))
else:
if not l.strip():
fw('.br\n')
else:
fw('%s\n' % man_format(l))
# footer
fw('''
.br
.SH SEE ALSO
.B yafaray(1)
.br
.SH AUTHORS
This manpage was written for a Debian GNU/Linux system by Daniel Mester
<mester@uni-bremen.de> and updated by Cyril Brulebois
<cyril.brulebois@enst-bretagne.fr> and Dan Eicher <dan@trollwerks.org>.
''')