pygtk/interface/help.py

import webbrowser
import os.path
import platform
import config

class Help:
    def __init__(self,helproot=None):
        print "HELPROOT =",config.HELPROOT
        self.goonline=False
        self.webhelproot = config.WEBHELPROOT
        
        if helproot==None:
            self.helproot = os.path.expanduser(config.HELPROOT)
        else:
            self.helproot = helproot
        
        if os.path.exists(self.helproot):
            print "HELP PATH FOUND"
        else:
            print "LOCAL HELP FILES NOT FOUND, WILL USE ONLINE COPY"
            self.goonline = True

    def run(self,topic=None):
            
        if platform.system()=='Windows':
            try:
                import win32api
                _b = webbrowser.get('windows-default')
            except:
                print "FAILED TO IMPORT 'win32', hoping that firefox is installed..."
                _b = webbrowser.GenericBrowser('\\Progra~1\\Mozill~1\\firefox %s &');
            
            print _b
        elif platform.system()=='Linux':
            _b = webbrowser.get('mozilla')
        else:
            print "PLATFORM IS ".platform.platform(True,True)

        if self.goonline:
            _u = self.webhelproot
        else:
            _p = os.path.join(self.helproot,"book.html")
            _u = "file:"+_p
        
        print "OPENING WEB PAGE:",_u
        _b.open(_u);

if __name__ == "__main__":
    _h = Help()
    _h.run()
1	johnpye	230	import webbrowser
2			import os.path
3	johnpye	337	import platform
4			import config
5	johnpye	230
6			class Help:
7			def __init__(self,helproot=None):
8	johnpye	337	print "HELPROOT =",config.HELPROOT
9			self.goonline=False
10			self.webhelproot = config.WEBHELPROOT
11
12	johnpye	230	if helproot==None:
13	johnpye	337	self.helproot = os.path.expanduser(config.HELPROOT)
14	johnpye	230	else:
15			self.helproot = helproot
16	johnpye	337
17			if os.path.exists(self.helproot):
18			print "HELP PATH FOUND"
19			else:
20			print "LOCAL HELP FILES NOT FOUND, WILL USE ONLINE COPY"
21			self.goonline = True
22	johnpye	230
23			def run(self,topic=None):
24	johnpye	337
25			if platform.system()=='Windows':
26			try:
27			import win32api
28			_b = webbrowser.get('windows-default')
29			except:
30			print "FAILED TO IMPORT 'win32', hoping that firefox is installed..."
31			_b = webbrowser.GenericBrowser('\\Progra~1\\Mozill~1\\firefox %s &');
32
33			print _b
34			elif platform.system()=='Linux':
35			_b = webbrowser.get('mozilla')
36			else:
37			print "PLATFORM IS ".platform.platform(True,True)
38	johnpye	230
39	johnpye	337	if self.goonline:
40			_u = self.webhelproot
41			else:
42			_p = os.path.join(self.helproot,"book.html")
43			_u = "file:"+_p
44
45			print "OPENING WEB PAGE:",_u
46			_b.open(_u);
47
48	johnpye	230	if __name__ == "__main__":
49			_h = Help()
50			_h.run()