[p4] Invoking Perforce from Python

[Chuck Karish]

An easy way to fix this is

  del os.environ['PWD']

before any calls to p4.

On 5/9/07, Albrecht, Matt <matt.albrecht at zilliant.com> wrote:
> You can use the "-d" option to specify what Perforce should consider the
> current working directory.  That is:
>
> > p4 -d "/home/myself/workspace/project" files ...
>
> would make the Perforce client use "/home/myself/workspace/project" as
> the current working directory.  This eliminates the need for a
> "os.chdir" call or "os.putenv("PWD", xyz)".
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com
> > [mailto:perforce-user-bounces at perforce.com] On Behalf Of
> > Looney, James B
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 6:07 PM
> > To: perforce-user at perforce.com
> > Subject: [p4] Invoking Perforce from Python
> >
> > Ok, I'm undecided as to whether this is a Python or a Perforce issue,
> > either way, I figured out the solution.  Here's what's happening:
> >
> > I invoke a Python script that runs Perforce commands (using os.popen)
> > I use os.chdir( <some other directory> )
> > Then attempt to invoke Perforce again (using os.popen)
> > Perforce believes that I'm in the original directory from which the
> > Python script was invoked, NOT the directory I changed to from within
> > Python.
> >
> > The solution?  Use os.putenv( "PWD", os.path.realpath( os.curdir ) ),
> > then use os.popen.
> >
> > Now, my questions:
> > 1) Is it reasonable to expect Perforce to figure out where it is from
> > using PWD?  Is there another way? (My coworker made some reference to
> > being able to figure out where a program's invoked from without using
> > PWD).
> >
> > 2) Would this be considered a disconnect in Python?
> >
> > -JB
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