Make sure to fix import paths in every file that imports something local.

I'd be super happy if someone had shown me a cleaner way to do this

Author: leonid-shevtsov

search_in_project.py

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import sys
 import inspect
 
+### Start of fixing import paths
 # realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
 cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile(inspect.currentframe()))[0]))
 if cmd_folder not in sys.path:
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@
  # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
  # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
  # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
 
 import searchengines
 

searchengines/ack.py

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+###  Start of fixing import paths
+import os, sys, inspect
+# realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
+cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0]))
+if cmd_folder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_folder)
+# use this if you want to include modules from a subforder
+cmd_subfolder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0],"subfolder")))
+if cmd_subfolder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_subfolder)
+ # Info:
+ # cmd_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # DO NOT USE __file__ !!!
+ # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
+ # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
+ # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
+
 import base
 
 

searchengines/find_str.py

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+###  Start of fixing import paths
+import os, sys, inspect
+# realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
+cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0]))
+if cmd_folder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_folder)
+# use this if you want to include modules from a subforder
+cmd_subfolder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0],"subfolder")))
+if cmd_subfolder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_subfolder)
+ # Info:
+ # cmd_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # DO NOT USE __file__ !!!
+ # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
+ # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
+ # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
+
 import base
 
 

searchengines/git_grep.py

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+###  Start of fixing import paths
+import os, sys, inspect
+# realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
+cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0]))
+if cmd_folder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_folder)
+# use this if you want to include modules from a subforder
+cmd_subfolder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0],"subfolder")))
+if cmd_subfolder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_subfolder)
+ # Info:
+ # cmd_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # DO NOT USE __file__ !!!
+ # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
+ # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
+ # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
+
 import base
 
 

searchengines/grep.py

@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+###  Start of fixing import paths
+import os, sys, inspect
+# realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
+cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0]))
+if cmd_folder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_folder)
+# use this if you want to include modules from a subforder
+cmd_subfolder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0],"subfolder")))
+if cmd_subfolder not in sys.path:
+    sys.path.insert(0, cmd_subfolder)
+ # Info:
+ # cmd_folder = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)) # DO NOT USE __file__ !!!
+ # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
+ # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
+ # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
+
 import base
 
 

searchengines/the_silver_searcher.py

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+###  Start of fixing import paths
 import os, sys, inspect
 # realpath() with make your script run, even if you symlink it :)
 cmd_folder = os.path.realpath(os.path.abspath(os.path.split(inspect.getfile( inspect.currentframe() ))[0]))
@@ -12,6 +13,7 @@
  # __file__ fails if script is called in different ways on Windows
  # __file__ fails if someone does os.chdir() before
  # sys.argv[0] also fails because it doesn't not always contains the path
+### End of fixing import paths
 
 import base