Putting all the code from the current master branch of TWBlue

src/libloader/__init__.py

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+from .libloader import *
+
+__version__ = 0.1
+__author__ = 'Christopher Toth <q@q-continuum.net>'
+__doc__ = """
+Quickly and easily load shared libraries from various platforms. Also includes a libloader.com module for loading com modules on Windows.
+"""

src/libloader/com.py

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+from pywintypes import com_error
+from win32com.client import gencache
+
+def prepare_gencache():
+ gencache.is_readonly = False
+ gencache.GetGeneratePath()
+
+
+
+def load_com(*names):
+ result = None
+ for name in names:
+  try:
+   result = gencache.EnsureDispatch(name)
+   break
+  except com_error:
+   continue
+ if result is None:
+  raise com_error("Unable to load any of the provided com objects.")
+ return result
+

src/libloader/libloader.py

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+import ctypes
+import collections
+import platform
+import os
+
+TYPES = {
+ 'Linux': {
+  'loader': ctypes.CDLL,
+  'functype': ctypes.CFUNCTYPE,
+  'prefix': 'lib',
+  'extension': '.so'
+ },
+ 'Darwin': {
+  'loader': ctypes.CDLL,
+  'functype': ctypes.CFUNCTYPE,
+  'prefix': 'lib',
+  'extension': '.dylib'
+ },
+}
+if platform.system() == 'Windows':
+ TYPES['Windows'] = {
+  'loader': ctypes.WinDLL,
+  'functype': ctypes.WINFUNCTYPE,
+  'prefix': "",
+  'extension': '.dll'
+ }
+
+class LibraryLoadError(OSError): pass
+
+def load_library(library, x86_path='.', x64_path='.', *args, **kwargs):
+ lib = find_library_path(library, x86_path=x86_path, x64_path=x64_path)
+ loaded = _do_load(lib, *args, **kwargs)
+ if loaded is not None:
+  return loaded
+ raise LibraryLoadError('unable to load %r. Provided library path: %r' % (library, path))
+
+def _do_load(file, *args, **kwargs):
+ loader = TYPES[platform.system()]['loader'] 
+ return loader(file, *args, **kwargs)
+
+def find_library_path(libname, x86_path='.', x64_path='.'):
+ libname = '%s%s' % (TYPES[platform.system()]['prefix'], libname)
+ if platform.architecture()[0] == '64bit':
+  path = os.path.join(x64_path, libname)
+ else:
+  path = os.path.join(x86_path, libname)
+ ext = get_library_extension()
+ path = '%s%s' % (path, ext)
+ return os.path.abspath(path)
+
+  
+def get_functype():
+ return TYPES[platform.system()]['functype']
+
+def get_library_extension():
+ return TYPES[platform.system()]['extension']