Provides information about your Python installation(s).

describe-python.py

#! /usr/bin/env python

import subprocess
import optparse
import os
import sys

__version__ = "1.0.0"
__author__ = "Jeet Sukumaran"

class cached_property(object):
    """
    Lazy-loading read/write property descriptor.
    Value is stored locally in descriptor object. If value is not set when
    accessed, value is computed using given function. Value can be cleared
    by calling 'del'.
    """

    def __init__(self, func):
        self._func = func
        self._values = {}
        self.__name__ = func.__name__
        self.__doc__ = func.__doc__

    def __get__(self, obj, obj_class):
        if obj is None:
            return obj
        if obj not in self._values \
                or self._values[obj] is None:
            self._values[obj] = self._func(obj)
        return self._values[obj]

    def __set__(self, obj, value):
        self._values[obj] = value

    def __delete__(self, obj):
        if self.__name__ in obj.__dict__:
            del obj.__dict__[self.__name__]
        self._values[obj] = None

class PythonEnvironment(object):
    """
    Wraps interrogation of a particular Python interpreter (i.e., Python compiler/
    interpreter binary) for information.
    """

    def __init__(self, python_interpreter='python'):
        self._python_interpreter = None
        self.python_interpreter = python_interpreter

    def _get_python_interpreter(self):
        return self._python_interpreter

    def _set_python_interpreter(self, p):
        if not p or p is None:
            raise ValueError("Python interpreter path cannot be empty")
        self._python_interpreter = p

    python_interpreter = property(_get_python_interpreter, _set_python_interpreter)

    def _exec_python(self, cmd, first_line_only=True, default=None, exit_on_fail=True):
        try:
            p = subprocess.Popen([self.python_interpreter, "-c", cmd], shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
        except OSError:
            sys.exit("'%s' is not a valid Python interpreter" % self.python_interpreter)
        result = p.stdout.readlines()
        if result:
            if first_line_only:
                return result[0].decode("utf-8").replace('\n', '')
            else:
                return [r.decode("utf-8").replace('\n', '') for r in result]
        else:
            e = p.stderr.read()
            if e and exit_on_fail:
                sys.exit(e)
            else:
                return default

    def prefetch(self):
        code = r"""
import sys
import platform
from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib
print("executable$$$%s" % sys.executable)
try:
    print("prefix$$$%s" % sys.prefix)
except AttributeError:
    print("prefix$$$")
print("site_packages$$$%s" % get_python_lib())
try:
    print("implementation$$$%s" % platform.python_implementation())
except AttributeError:
    print("implementation$$$???")
print("version_short$$$%s" % ('.'.join([str(s) for s in sys.version_info])))
print("version_long$$$%s" % (sys.version.replace('\n', ': ')))
print("version$$$%s" % platform.python_version())
print("site_packages$$$%s" % get_python_lib())
try:
    print("branch$$$%s" % platform.python_branch())
except AttributeError:
    print("branch$$$???")
try:
    print("revision$$$%s" % platform.python_revision())
except AttributeError:
    print("revision$$$???")
print("build_date$$$%s" % (platform.python_build()[1]))
print("compiler$$$%s" % platform.python_compiler())
"""
        result = self._exec_python(code, first_line_only=False)
        for line in result:
            key, value = line.split('$$$')
            setattr(self, key, value)

    @cached_property
    def executable(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import sys; print(sys.executable)")

    @cached_property
    def prefix(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import sys; print(sys.prefix)",
                default="",
                exit_on_fail=False)

    @cached_property
    def site_packages(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"from distutils.sysconfig import get_python_lib; print(get_python_lib())")

    @cached_property
    def sys_path(self):
        sp = self._exec_python(r"import sys; print('\n'.join(sys.path))", first_line_only=False)
        return sp

    @cached_property
    def implementation(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_implementation())",
                default="???",
                exit_on_fail=False)

    @cached_property
    def version_short(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import sys; print('.'.join([str(s) for s in sys.version_info]))")

    @cached_property
    def version_long(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import sys; print(sys.version.replace('\n', ': '))")

    @cached_property
    def version(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_version())")

    @cached_property
    def branch(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_branch())",
                default="???",
                exit_on_fail=False)

    @cached_property
    def revision(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_revision())",
                default="???",
                exit_on_fail=False)

    @cached_property
    def build_date(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_build()[1])")

    @cached_property
    def compiler(self):
        return self._exec_python(r"import platform; print(platform.python_compiler())")

    @cached_property
    def title(self):
        try:
            p = subprocess.Popen([self.python_interpreter, "-V"], shell=False, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
        except OSError:
            sys.exit("'%s' is not a valid Python interpreter" % self.python_interpreter)
        result = p.stderr.readlines()
        if result:
            return result[0].decode("utf-8").replace('\n', '')
        else:
            result = p.stdout.read()
            if result:
                return result.decode("utf-8").replace('\n', ' ')
            else:
                return "???"

if __name__ == "__main__":

    parser = optparse.OptionParser(
        usage="%prog [options] [python]",
        description="""\
Describe the paths and implementation details of the environment of a Python
installation."""
        )

    parser.add_option('-e', '--executable',
            action="store_true",
            help="show full path to Python interpreter executable and exit")

    parser.add_option('-v', '-V', '--version',
            action="store_true",
            help="show Python version and exit")

    parser.add_option('-p', '--prefix',
            action="store_true",
            help="show full path to Python installation prefix and exit")

    parser.add_option('-s', '--site-packages',
            action="store_true",
            help="show full path to Python site package directory and exit")

    parser.add_option('-d', '--build-date',
            action="store_true",
            help="show Python build information and exit")

    parser.add_option('-b', '--build-info',
            action="store_true",
            help="show Python build information and exit")

    opts, args = parser.parse_args()

    if len(args) == 0:
        pe = PythonEnvironment('python')
    else:
        pe = PythonEnvironment(args[0])

    if opts.executable:
        print(pe.executable)
    elif opts.version:
        print(pe.version_short)
    elif opts.prefix:
        print(pe.prefix)
    elif opts.site_packages:
        print(pe.site_packages)
    elif opts.build_date:
        print(pe.build_date)
    elif opts.build_info:
        pe.prefetch()
        print("%s %s:%s built on %s by %s" % (pe.implementation, pe.branch, pe.revision, pe.build_date, pe.compiler))
    else:
        pe.prefetch()
        print("[%s]"% (pe.title))
        print("         Executable: %s" % (pe.executable))
        print("            Version: %s" % (pe.version_short))
        print("Installation Prefix: %s" % (pe.prefix))
        print("      Site Packages: %s" % (pe.site_packages))
        print("     Implementation: %s" % (pe.implementation))
        print("             Branch: %s" % (pe.branch))
        print("           Revision: %s" % (pe.revision))
        print("           Compiler: %s" % (pe.compiler))
        print("         Build Date: %s" % (pe.build_date))