[Scons-users] Builder Arguments: **kwargs?

[John Galbraith]

Bill, inside my actions I am making plots with matplotlib, generating 
png images, etc.  The actions are python functions, not system calls.  
The arguments would include things like the hdf5 dataset name, a 
particular slice of the larger dataset to plot, axis labels, etc.

Without arguments, I can make a slew of builders, each with specific 
values for each of these parameters.  That works, but is not exactly 
elegant.  For instance, I currently plot a series of identical images, 
except that each one is a different slice of the dataset.  One argument, 
specifying the slice, would reduce the number of builders required to 
one, instead of a completely separate builder for each slice.  The 
builders are literally identical, except for one parameter.

I know I am (ab)using scons to work outside it's original design 
concept  It really almost works for this purpose though, if it just 
supported action arguments.

John


> In what way do you want to alter the behavior of the action?

> Add additional command line arguments?

> Other?

>

> -Bill

>

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