Python API files

Hi,
These (generated?) files are instrumental in library function names autocompletion or calltips or some such things. Some genius invented a killer name for them (pun intended). This API acronym virtually disables Google. I'd be most grateful for some relevant links. Expanded API acronym is welcome, too.
Last edited by Llama (2013-05-17 15:02:50)

Llama wrote:Editor settings of the Eric Python IDE comprise the API tab. There is a "Compile APIs Automatically" check box, a choice of programming languages (combo box), and an (empty) list of presumably 'compiled' APIs. There are also cryptic boxes like 'Add from Installed APIs' and 'Add from Plugin APIs'. That's all I have to go on. I've got an impression that it is a Python feature, not Eric's.
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running build_py
running build_ext
building '_dbxml' extension
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prototypes -fPIC -I../../include -I/usr/local/BerkeleyDB.4.5/include -
I/usr/local/python2.5/include/python2.5 -c dbxml_python_wrap.cpp -o
build/temp.linux-i686-2.5/dbxml_python_wrap.o
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Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
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running build_py
creating build
creating build/lib.linux-i686-2.5
copying dbxml.py -> build/lib.linux-i686-2.5
running build_ext
building '_dbxml' extension
creating build/temp.linux-i686-2.5
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cc1plus: warning: command line option "-Wstrict-prototypes" is valid for Ada/C/ObjC but not for C++
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lib.linux-i686-2.3:
total 2320
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 2322571 Jul 13 09:54 _dbxml.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42998 Nov 17 2006 dbxml.py
lib.linux-i686-2.5:
total 3536
-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3568227 Jul 13 09:41 _dbxml.so
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 42998 Nov 17 2006 dbxml.py
temp.linux-i686-2.3:
total 3672
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 3755480 Jul 13 09:54 dbxml_python_wrap.o
temp.linux-i686-2.5:
total 5680
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 5802548 Jul 13 09:41 dbxml_python_wrap.o
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Jonathan

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2). a suffix is added to the barcode scan, "-" + either including the users %username% + date/timestamp or from a serial increment file
basically <barcodescan + "- " + suffix>.pdf for filenaming convention
is this possible?
Any help on this is greatly appreciated.
Thanks
skrohn

Trying to automate pdf file creation? using distiller joboption with vbs..or am I going down the wrong route/
I was thinking along the lines of:: But... not sure how to incorporate that with the distiller for savng a file. What we are doing is scanning in documents to create a pdf. We want the file naming to be : user scans with a scangun a order# from a barcode and then the a suffix to make it unique to the system is added to the file name. the pdf file that was just created is then saved with that file name
Sub GetFileName()
Dim GetWorkOrder As String
Dim SaveFile As String
dtmThisDay = Day(Date)
dtmThisMonth = Month(Date)
dtmThisYear = Year(Date)
dtmThisTime =(Time)
strSuffixName = "-" & dtmThisYear & dtmThisMonth & dtmThisDay & dtmThisTime
GetWorkOrder = InputBox("Scan Work Order")
SaveFile = GetWorkOrder & StrSuffixName
End Sub

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