Package roslib :: Module scriptutil

Module scriptutil

Common ros script utilities, such as methods convenience methods for creating master xmlrpc proxies and executing rospack. This library is relatively immature and much of the functionality here will likely be moved elsewhere as the API solidifies.

Functions

set_interactive(interactive)
General API for a script specifying that it is being run in an interactive environment.

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bool

is_interactive()
General API for a script specifying that it is being run in an interactive environment.

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[str]

myargv(argv=None)
Remove ROS remapping arguments from sys.argv arguments.

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str

script_resolve_name(script_name, name)
Name resolver for scripts.

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xmlrpclib.ServerProxy

get_master()
Get an XMLRPC handle to the Master.

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xmlrpclib.ServerProxy

get_param_server()
Returns: ServerProxy XML-RPC proxy to ROS parameter server

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bool

is_subscriber(topic, subscriber_id)
Check whether or not master think subscriber_id subscribes to topic

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bool

is_publisher(topic, publisher_id)
Predicate to check whether or not master think publisher_id publishes topic

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ask_and_call(cmds, cwd=None)
Pretty print cmds, ask if they should be run, and if so, runs them using subprocess.check_call.

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Variables
	PRODUCT = `'ros'`
	__package__ = `'roslib'`

Function Details

set_interactive(interactive)

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General API for a script specifying that it is being run in an interactive environment. Many libraries may wish to change their behavior based on being interactive (e.g. disabling signal handlers on Ctrl-C).

Parameters: