pythonemacselispcomint-mode

Executing python script with arguments within comint-mode in emacs


I am writing a comint-mode for a python script.

The script can be launched with :

/usr/bin/python3.3 tool-name arg0

I am using comint-mode since this call will ask in the prompt some information before running.

If I create :

(defun create-app ()
  "create application by using python tool"
  (interactive)
  (progn 
    (setq default-directory "/path/to/tool")
    (setq buffer (get-buffer-create "*buffer_name*"))
    (apply 'make-comint-in-buffer "tool" buffer "/usr/bin/python3.3" nil nil)
    )
  )

everything works fine and python is launched but if I write :

(defun create-app ()
  "create application by using python tool"
  (interactive)
  (progn 
    (setq default-directory "/path/to/tool")
    (setq buffer (get-buffer-create "*buffer_name*"))
    (apply 'make-comint-in-buffer "tool" buffer "/usr/bin/python3.3 tool-name arg0" nil nil)
    )
  )

the buffer tells me that it cannot exec program "/usr/bin/python3.3 tool-name arg0"

Does anyone have an idea (with or without comint) how I can launch this python process and have the script asking some information before launch ?


Solution

  • The docstring of make-comint-in-buffer (C-hfmake-comint-in-bufferRET) states the following

    
    (make-comint-in-buffer NAME BUFFER PROGRAM &optional STARTFILE &rest
    SWITCHES)
    
    Make a Comint process NAME in BUFFER, running PROGRAM.
    If BUFFER is nil, it defaults to NAME surrounded by `*'s.
    If there is a running process in BUFFER, it is not restarted.
    
    PROGRAM should be one of the following:
    - a string, denoting an executable program to create via
      `start-file-process'
    - a cons pair of the form (HOST . SERVICE), denoting a TCP
      connection to be opened via `open-network-stream'
    - nil, denoting a newly-allocated pty.
    
    ...
    
    If PROGRAM is a string, any more args are arguments to PROGRAM.
    

    So the correct way to use the function is to have the only name of the program as a string and pass the arguments to be passed to the program, as additional arguments to make-comint-in-buffer as follows

    (apply 'make-comint-in-buffer "tool" buffer "/usr/bin/python3.3" nil "tool-name" "arg0")