"""
:Authors: Warren Hack, Mihai Cara
:License: :doc:`LICENSE`
"""
import os, string
from stsci.tools import teal
from . import util
from .version import *
__taskname__ = 'drizzlepac.imagefindpars'
[docs]def help(file=None):
"""
Print out syntax help for running astrodrizzle
Parameters
----------
file : str (Default = None)
If given, write out help to the filename specified by this parameter
Any previously existing file with this name will be deleted before
writing out the help.
"""
helpstr = getHelpAsString(docstring=True, show_ver = True)
if file is None:
print(helpstr)
else:
if os.path.exists(file): os.remove(file)
f = open(file, mode = 'w')
f.write(helpstr)
f.close()
[docs]def getHelpAsString(docstring = False, show_ver = True):
"""
return useful help from a file in the script directory called
__taskname__.help
"""
install_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
taskname = util.base_taskname(__taskname__, __package__)
htmlfile = os.path.join(install_dir, 'htmlhelp', taskname + '.html')
helpfile = os.path.join(install_dir, taskname + '.help')
if docstring or (not docstring and not os.path.exists(htmlfile)):
if show_ver:
helpString = os.linesep + \
' '.join([__taskname__, 'Version', __version__,
' updated on ', __version_date__]) + 2*os.linesep
else:
helpString = ''
if os.path.exists(helpfile):
helpString += teal.getHelpFileAsString(taskname, __file__)
else:
if __doc__ is not None:
helpString += __doc__ + os.linesep
else:
helpString = 'file://' + htmlfile
return helpString
__doc__ = getHelpAsString(docstring = True, show_ver = False)