module_paths.py

"""Utility functions for finding modules

Utility functions for finding modules on sys.path.

`find_module` returns a path to module or None, given certain conditions.

"""
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# Copyright (c) 2011, the IPython Development Team.
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# Distributed under the terms of the Modified BSD License.
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# The full license is in the file COPYING.txt, distributed with this software.
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# Imports
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# Stdlib imports
import importlib
import os

# Third-party imports

# Our own imports


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# Globals and constants
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# Local utilities
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# Classes and functions
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def find_mod(module_name):
    """
    Find module `module_name` on sys.path, and return the path to module `module_name`.

      - If `module_name` refers to a module directory, then return path to __init__ file. 
        - If `module_name` is a directory without an __init__file, return None.
      - If module is missing or does not have a `.py` or `.pyw` extension, return None.
        - Note that we are not interested in running bytecode.
      - Otherwise, return the fill path of the module.

    Parameters
    ----------
    module_name : str
    
    Returns
    -------
    module_path : str
        Path to module `module_name`, its __init__.py, or None,
        depending on above conditions.
    """
    loader = importlib.util.find_spec(module_name)
    module_path = loader.origin
    if module_path is None:
        return None
    else:
        split_path = module_path.split(".")
        if split_path[-1] in ["py", "pyw"]:
            return module_path
        else:
            return None