Source code for waflib.Tools.python

#!/usr/bin/env python
# encoding: utf-8
# Thomas Nagy, 2007-2015 (ita)
# Gustavo Carneiro (gjc), 2007

"""
Support for Python, detect the headers and libraries and provide
*use* variables to link C/C++ programs against them::

	def options(opt):
		opt.load('compiler_c python')
	def configure(conf):
		conf.load('compiler_c python')
		conf.check_python_version((2,4,2))
		conf.check_python_headers()
	def build(bld):
		bld.program(features='pyembed', source='a.c', target='myprog')
		bld.shlib(features='pyext', source='b.c', target='mylib')
"""

import os, sys
from waflib import Errors, Logs, Node, Options, Task, Utils
from waflib.TaskGen import extension, before_method, after_method, feature
from waflib.Configure import conf

FRAG = '''
#include <Python.h>
#ifdef __cplusplus
extern "C" {
#endif
	void Py_Initialize(void);
	void Py_Finalize(void);
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
   (void)argc; (void)argv;
   Py_Initialize();
   Py_Finalize();
   return 0;
}
'''
"""
Piece of C/C++ code used in :py:func:`waflib.Tools.python.check_python_headers`
"""

INST = '''
import sys, py_compile
py_compile.compile(sys.argv[1], sys.argv[2], sys.argv[3], True)
'''
"""
Piece of Python code used in :py:class:`waflib.Tools.python.pyo` and :py:class:`waflib.Tools.python.pyc` for byte-compiling python files
"""

DISTUTILS_IMP = """
try:
	from distutils.sysconfig import get_config_var, get_python_lib
except ImportError:
	from sysconfig import get_config_var, get_path
	def get_python_lib(*k, **kw):
		keyword='platlib' if kw.get('plat_specific') else 'purelib'
		if 'prefix' in kw:
			return get_path(keyword, vars={'installed_base': kw['prefix'], 'platbase': kw['prefix']})
		return get_path(keyword)
""".splitlines()

[docs]@before_method('process_source') @feature('py') def feature_py(self): """ Create tasks to byte-compile .py files and install them, if requested """ self.install_path = getattr(self, 'install_path', '${PYTHONDIR}') install_from = getattr(self, 'install_from', None) if install_from and not isinstance(install_from, Node.Node): install_from = self.path.find_dir(install_from) self.install_from = install_from ver = self.env.PYTHON_VERSION if not ver: self.bld.fatal('Installing python files requires PYTHON_VERSION, try conf.check_python_version') if int(ver.replace('.', '')) > 31: self.install_32 = True
[docs]@extension('.py') def process_py(self, node): """ Add signature of .py file, so it will be byte-compiled when necessary """ assert(hasattr(self, 'install_path')), 'add features="py" for target "%s" in "%s/wscript".' % (self.target, self.path.nice_path()) self.install_from = getattr(self, 'install_from', None) relative_trick = getattr(self, 'relative_trick', True) if self.install_from: assert isinstance(self.install_from, Node.Node), \ 'add features="py" for target "%s" in "%s/wscript" (%s).' % (self.target, self.path.nice_path(), type(self.install_from)) # where to install the python file if self.install_path: if self.install_from: self.add_install_files(install_to=self.install_path, install_from=node, cwd=self.install_from, relative_trick=relative_trick) else: self.add_install_files(install_to=self.install_path, install_from=node, relative_trick=relative_trick) lst = [] if self.env.PYC: lst.append('pyc') if self.env.PYO: lst.append('pyo') if self.install_path: if self.install_from: target_dir = node.path_from(self.install_from) if relative_trick else node.name pyd = Utils.subst_vars("%s/%s" % (self.install_path, target_dir), self.env) else: target_dir = node.path_from(self.path) if relative_trick else node.name pyd = Utils.subst_vars("%s/%s" % (self.install_path, target_dir), self.env) else: pyd = node.abspath() for ext in lst: if self.env.PYTAG and not self.env.NOPYCACHE: # __pycache__ installation for python 3.2 - PEP 3147 name = node.name[:-3] pyobj = node.parent.get_bld().make_node('__pycache__').make_node("%s.%s.%s" % (name, self.env.PYTAG, ext)) pyobj.parent.mkdir() else: pyobj = node.change_ext(".%s" % ext) tsk = self.create_task(ext, node, pyobj) tsk.pyd = pyd if self.install_path: self.add_install_files(install_to=os.path.dirname(pyd), install_from=pyobj, cwd=node.parent.get_bld(), relative_trick=relative_trick)
[docs]class pyc(Task.Task): """ Byte-compiling python files """ color = 'PINK' def __str__(self): node = self.outputs[0] return node.path_from(node.ctx.launch_node()) def run(self): cmd = [Utils.subst_vars('${PYTHON}', self.env), '-c', INST, self.inputs[0].abspath(), self.outputs[0].abspath(), self.pyd] ret = self.generator.bld.exec_command(cmd) return ret
[docs]class pyo(Task.Task): """ Byte-compiling python files """ color = 'PINK' def __str__(self): node = self.outputs[0] return node.path_from(node.ctx.launch_node()) def run(self): cmd = [Utils.subst_vars('${PYTHON}', self.env), Utils.subst_vars('${PYFLAGS_OPT}', self.env), '-c', INST, self.inputs[0].abspath(), self.outputs[0].abspath(), self.pyd] ret = self.generator.bld.exec_command(cmd) return ret
[docs]@feature('pyext') @before_method('propagate_uselib_vars', 'apply_link') @after_method('apply_bundle') def init_pyext(self): """ Change the values of *cshlib_PATTERN* and *cxxshlib_PATTERN* to remove the *lib* prefix from library names. """ self.uselib = self.to_list(getattr(self, 'uselib', [])) if not 'PYEXT' in self.uselib: self.uselib.append('PYEXT') # override shlib_PATTERN set by the osx module self.env.cshlib_PATTERN = self.env.cxxshlib_PATTERN = self.env.macbundle_PATTERN = self.env.pyext_PATTERN self.env.fcshlib_PATTERN = self.env.dshlib_PATTERN = self.env.pyext_PATTERN try: if not self.install_path: return except AttributeError: self.install_path = '${PYTHONARCHDIR}'
[docs]@feature('pyext') @before_method('apply_link', 'apply_bundle') def set_bundle(self): """Mac-specific pyext extension that enables bundles from c_osx.py""" if Utils.unversioned_sys_platform() == 'darwin': self.mac_bundle = True
[docs]@before_method('propagate_uselib_vars') @feature('pyembed') def init_pyembed(self): """ Add the PYEMBED variable. """ self.uselib = self.to_list(getattr(self, 'uselib', [])) if not 'PYEMBED' in self.uselib: self.uselib.append('PYEMBED')
[docs]@conf def get_python_variables(self, variables, imports=None): """ Spawn a new python process to dump configuration variables :param variables: variables to print :type variables: list of string :param imports: one import by element :type imports: list of string :return: the variable values :rtype: list of string """ if not imports: try: imports = self.python_imports except AttributeError: imports = DISTUTILS_IMP program = list(imports) # copy program.append('') for v in variables: program.append("print(repr(%s))" % v) os_env = dict(os.environ) try: del os_env['MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET'] # see comments in the OSX tool except KeyError: pass try: out = self.cmd_and_log(self.env.PYTHON + ['-c', '\n'.join(program)], env=os_env) except Errors.WafError: self.fatal('Could not run %r' % self.env.PYTHON) self.to_log(out) return_values = [] for s in out.splitlines(): s = s.strip() if not s: continue if s == 'None': return_values.append(None) elif (s[0] == "'" and s[-1] == "'") or (s[0] == '"' and s[-1] == '"'): return_values.append(eval(s)) elif s[0].isdigit(): return_values.append(int(s)) else: break return return_values
[docs]@conf def test_pyembed(self, mode, msg='Testing pyembed configuration'): self.check(header_name='Python.h', define_name='HAVE_PYEMBED', msg=msg, fragment=FRAG, errmsg='Could not build a python embedded interpreter', features='%s %sprogram pyembed' % (mode, mode))
[docs]@conf def test_pyext(self, mode, msg='Testing pyext configuration'): self.check(header_name='Python.h', define_name='HAVE_PYEXT', msg=msg, fragment=FRAG, errmsg='Could not build python extensions', features='%s %sshlib pyext' % (mode, mode))
[docs]@conf def python_cross_compile(self, features='pyembed pyext'): """ For cross-compilation purposes, it is possible to bypass the normal detection and set the flags that you want: PYTHON_VERSION='3.4' PYTAG='cpython34' pyext_PATTERN="%s.so" PYTHON_LDFLAGS='-lpthread -ldl' waf configure The following variables are used: PYTHON_VERSION required PYTAG required PYTHON_LDFLAGS required pyext_PATTERN required PYTHON_PYEXT_LDFLAGS PYTHON_PYEMBED_LDFLAGS """ features = Utils.to_list(features) if not ('PYTHON_LDFLAGS' in self.environ or 'PYTHON_PYEXT_LDFLAGS' in self.environ or 'PYTHON_PYEMBED_LDFLAGS' in self.environ): return False for x in 'PYTHON_VERSION PYTAG pyext_PATTERN'.split(): if not x in self.environ: self.fatal('Please set %s in the os environment' % x) else: self.env[x] = self.environ[x] xx = self.env.CXX_NAME and 'cxx' or 'c' if 'pyext' in features: flags = self.environ.get('PYTHON_PYEXT_LDFLAGS', self.environ.get('PYTHON_LDFLAGS')) if flags is None: self.fatal('No flags provided through PYTHON_PYEXT_LDFLAGS as required') else: self.parse_flags(flags, 'PYEXT') self.test_pyext(xx) if 'pyembed' in features: flags = self.environ.get('PYTHON_PYEMBED_LDFLAGS', self.environ.get('PYTHON_LDFLAGS')) if flags is None: self.fatal('No flags provided through PYTHON_PYEMBED_LDFLAGS as required') else: self.parse_flags(flags, 'PYEMBED') self.test_pyembed(xx) return True
[docs]@conf def check_python_headers(conf, features='pyembed pyext'): """ Check for headers and libraries necessary to extend or embed python. It may use the module *distutils* or sysconfig in newer Python versions. On success the environment variables xxx_PYEXT and xxx_PYEMBED are added: * PYEXT: for compiling python extensions * PYEMBED: for embedding a python interpreter """ features = Utils.to_list(features) assert ('pyembed' in features) or ('pyext' in features), "check_python_headers features must include 'pyembed' and/or 'pyext'" env = conf.env if not env.CC_NAME and not env.CXX_NAME: conf.fatal('load a compiler first (gcc, g++, ..)') # bypass all the code below for cross-compilation if conf.python_cross_compile(features): return if not env.PYTHON_VERSION: conf.check_python_version() pybin = env.PYTHON if not pybin: conf.fatal('Could not find the python executable') # so we actually do all this for compatibility reasons and for obtaining pyext_PATTERN below v = 'prefix SO EXT_SUFFIX LDFLAGS LIBDIR LIBPL INCLUDEPY Py_ENABLE_SHARED MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET LDSHARED CFLAGS LDVERSION'.split() try: lst = conf.get_python_variables(["get_config_var('%s') or ''" % x for x in v]) except RuntimeError: conf.fatal("Python development headers not found (-v for details).") vals = ['%s = %r' % (x, y) for (x, y) in zip(v, lst)] conf.to_log("Configuration returned from %r:\n%s\n" % (pybin, '\n'.join(vals))) dct = dict(zip(v, lst)) x = 'MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET' if dct[x]: env[x] = conf.environ[x] = str(dct[x]) env.pyext_PATTERN = '%s' + (dct['EXT_SUFFIX'] or dct['SO']) # SO is deprecated in 3.5 and removed in 3.11 # Try to get pythonX.Y-config num = '.'.join(env.PYTHON_VERSION.split('.')[:2]) conf.find_program([''.join(pybin) + '-config', 'python%s-config' % num, 'python-config-%s' % num, 'python%sm-config' % num], var='PYTHON_CONFIG', msg="python-config", mandatory=False) if env.PYTHON_CONFIG: # check python-config output only once if conf.env.HAVE_PYTHON_H: return # python2.6-config requires 3 runs all_flags = [['--cflags', '--libs', '--ldflags']] if sys.hexversion < 0x2070000: all_flags = [[k] for k in all_flags[0]] xx = env.CXX_NAME and 'cxx' or 'c' if 'pyembed' in features: for flags in all_flags: # Python 3.8 has different flags for pyembed, needs --embed embedflags = flags + ['--embed'] try: conf.check_cfg(msg='Asking python-config for pyembed %r flags' % ' '.join(embedflags), path=env.PYTHON_CONFIG, package='', uselib_store='PYEMBED', args=embedflags) except conf.errors.ConfigurationError: # However Python < 3.8 doesn't accept --embed, so we need a fallback conf.check_cfg(msg='Asking python-config for pyembed %r flags' % ' '.join(flags), path=env.PYTHON_CONFIG, package='', uselib_store='PYEMBED', args=flags) try: conf.test_pyembed(xx) except conf.errors.ConfigurationError: # python bug 7352 if dct['Py_ENABLE_SHARED'] and dct['LIBDIR']: env.append_unique('LIBPATH_PYEMBED', [dct['LIBDIR']]) conf.test_pyembed(xx) else: raise if 'pyext' in features: for flags in all_flags: conf.check_cfg(msg='Asking python-config for pyext %r flags' % ' '.join(flags), path=env.PYTHON_CONFIG, package='', uselib_store='PYEXT', args=flags) try: conf.test_pyext(xx) except conf.errors.ConfigurationError: # python bug 7352 if dct['Py_ENABLE_SHARED'] and dct['LIBDIR']: env.append_unique('LIBPATH_PYEXT', [dct['LIBDIR']]) conf.test_pyext(xx) else: raise conf.define('HAVE_PYTHON_H', 1) return # No python-config, do something else on windows systems all_flags = dct['LDFLAGS'] + ' ' + dct['CFLAGS'] conf.parse_flags(all_flags, 'PYEMBED') all_flags = dct['LDFLAGS'] + ' ' + dct['LDSHARED'] + ' ' + dct['CFLAGS'] conf.parse_flags(all_flags, 'PYEXT') result = None if not dct["LDVERSION"]: dct["LDVERSION"] = env.PYTHON_VERSION # further simplification will be complicated for name in ('python' + dct['LDVERSION'], 'python' + env.PYTHON_VERSION + 'm', 'python' + env.PYTHON_VERSION.replace('.', '')): # LIBPATH_PYEMBED is already set; see if it works. if not result and env.LIBPATH_PYEMBED: path = env.LIBPATH_PYEMBED conf.to_log("\n\n# Trying default LIBPATH_PYEMBED: %r\n" % path) result = conf.check(lib=name, uselib='PYEMBED', libpath=path, mandatory=False, msg='Checking for library %s in LIBPATH_PYEMBED' % name) if not result and dct['LIBDIR']: path = [dct['LIBDIR']] conf.to_log("\n\n# try again with -L$python_LIBDIR: %r\n" % path) result = conf.check(lib=name, uselib='PYEMBED', libpath=path, mandatory=False, msg='Checking for library %s in LIBDIR' % name) if not result and dct['LIBPL']: path = [dct['LIBPL']] conf.to_log("\n\n# try again with -L$python_LIBPL (some systems don't install the python library in $prefix/lib)\n") result = conf.check(lib=name, uselib='PYEMBED', libpath=path, mandatory=False, msg='Checking for library %s in python_LIBPL' % name) if not result: path = [os.path.join(dct['prefix'], "libs")] conf.to_log("\n\n# try again with -L$prefix/libs, and pythonXY rather than pythonX.Y (win32)\n") result = conf.check(lib=name, uselib='PYEMBED', libpath=path, mandatory=False, msg='Checking for library %s in $prefix/libs' % name) if not result: path = [os.path.normpath(os.path.join(dct['INCLUDEPY'], '..', 'libs'))] conf.to_log("\n\n# try again with -L$INCLUDEPY/../libs, and pythonXY rather than pythonX.Y (win32)\n") result = conf.check(lib=name, uselib='PYEMBED', libpath=path, mandatory=False, msg='Checking for library %s in $INCLUDEPY/../libs' % name) if result: break # do not forget to set LIBPATH_PYEMBED if result: env.LIBPATH_PYEMBED = path env.append_value('LIB_PYEMBED', [name]) else: conf.to_log("\n\n### LIB NOT FOUND\n") # under certain conditions, python extensions must link to # python libraries, not just python embedding programs. if Utils.is_win32 or dct['Py_ENABLE_SHARED']: env.LIBPATH_PYEXT = env.LIBPATH_PYEMBED env.LIB_PYEXT = env.LIB_PYEMBED conf.to_log("Found an include path for Python extensions: %r\n" % (dct['INCLUDEPY'],)) env.INCLUDES_PYEXT = [dct['INCLUDEPY']] env.INCLUDES_PYEMBED = [dct['INCLUDEPY']] # Code using the Python API needs to be compiled with -fno-strict-aliasing if env.CC_NAME == 'gcc': env.append_unique('CFLAGS_PYEMBED', ['-fno-strict-aliasing']) env.append_unique('CFLAGS_PYEXT', ['-fno-strict-aliasing']) if env.CXX_NAME == 'gcc': env.append_unique('CXXFLAGS_PYEMBED', ['-fno-strict-aliasing']) env.append_unique('CXXFLAGS_PYEXT', ['-fno-strict-aliasing']) if env.CC_NAME == "msvc": try: from distutils.msvccompiler import MSVCCompiler except ImportError: # From https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/main/Lib/distutils/msvccompiler.py env.append_value('CFLAGS_PYEXT', [ '/nologo', '/Ox', '/MD', '/W3', '/GX', '/DNDEBUG']) env.append_value('CXXFLAGS_PYEXT', [ '/nologo', '/Ox', '/MD', '/W3', '/GX', '/DNDEBUG']) env.append_value('LINKFLAGS_PYEXT', ['/DLL', '/nologo', '/INCREMENTAL:NO']) else: dist_compiler = MSVCCompiler() dist_compiler.initialize() env.append_value('CFLAGS_PYEXT', dist_compiler.compile_options) env.append_value('CXXFLAGS_PYEXT', dist_compiler.compile_options) env.append_value('LINKFLAGS_PYEXT', dist_compiler.ldflags_shared) conf.check(header_name='Python.h', define_name='HAVE_PYTHON_H', uselib='PYEMBED', fragment=FRAG, errmsg='Could not build a Python embedded interpreter')
[docs]@conf def check_python_version(conf, minver=None): """ Check if the python interpreter is found matching a given minimum version. minver should be a tuple, eg. to check for python >= 2.4.2 pass (2,4,2) as minver. If successful, PYTHON_VERSION is defined as 'MAJOR.MINOR' (eg. '2.4') of the actual python version found, and PYTHONDIR and PYTHONARCHDIR are defined, pointing to the site-packages directories appropriate for this python version, where modules/packages/extensions should be installed. :param minver: minimum version :type minver: tuple of int """ assert minver is None or isinstance(minver, tuple) pybin = conf.env.PYTHON if not pybin: conf.fatal('could not find the python executable') # Get python version string cmd = pybin + ['-c', 'import sys\nfor x in sys.version_info: print(str(x))'] Logs.debug('python: Running python command %r', cmd) lines = conf.cmd_and_log(cmd).split() assert len(lines) == 5, "found %r lines, expected 5: %r" % (len(lines), lines) pyver_tuple = (int(lines[0]), int(lines[1]), int(lines[2]), lines[3], int(lines[4])) # Compare python version with the minimum required result = (minver is None) or (pyver_tuple >= minver) if result: # define useful environment variables pyver = '.'.join([str(x) for x in pyver_tuple[:2]]) conf.env.PYTHON_VERSION = pyver if 'PYTHONDIR' in conf.env: # Check if --pythondir was specified pydir = conf.env.PYTHONDIR elif 'PYTHONDIR' in conf.environ: # Check environment for PYTHONDIR pydir = conf.environ['PYTHONDIR'] else: # Finally, try to guess if Utils.is_win32: (pydir,) = conf.get_python_variables(["get_python_lib(standard_lib=0) or ''"]) else: (pydir,) = conf.get_python_variables(["get_python_lib(standard_lib=0, prefix=%r) or ''" % conf.env.PREFIX]) if 'PYTHONARCHDIR' in conf.env: # Check if --pythonarchdir was specified pyarchdir = conf.env.PYTHONARCHDIR elif 'PYTHONARCHDIR' in conf.environ: # Check environment for PYTHONDIR pyarchdir = conf.environ['PYTHONARCHDIR'] else: # Finally, try to guess (pyarchdir, ) = conf.get_python_variables(["get_python_lib(plat_specific=1, standard_lib=0, prefix=%r) or ''" % conf.env.PREFIX]) if not pyarchdir: pyarchdir = pydir if hasattr(conf, 'define'): # conf.define is added by the C tool, so may not exist conf.define('PYTHONDIR', pydir) conf.define('PYTHONARCHDIR', pyarchdir) conf.env.PYTHONDIR = pydir conf.env.PYTHONARCHDIR = pyarchdir # Feedback pyver_full = '.'.join(map(str, pyver_tuple[:3])) if minver is None: conf.msg('Checking for python version', pyver_full) else: minver_str = '.'.join(map(str, minver)) conf.msg('Checking for python version >= %s' % (minver_str,), pyver_full, color=result and 'GREEN' or 'YELLOW') if not result: conf.fatal('The python version is too old, expecting %r' % (minver,))
PYTHON_MODULE_TEMPLATE = ''' import %s as current_module version = getattr(current_module, '__version__', None) if version is not None: print(str(version)) else: print('unknown version') '''
[docs]@conf def check_python_module(conf, module_name, condition=''): """ Check if the selected python interpreter can import the given python module:: def configure(conf): conf.check_python_module('pygccxml') conf.check_python_module('re', condition="ver > num(2, 0, 4) and ver <= num(3, 0, 0)") :param module_name: module :type module_name: string """ msg = "Checking for python module %r" % module_name if condition: msg = '%s (%s)' % (msg, condition) conf.start_msg(msg) try: ret = conf.cmd_and_log(conf.env.PYTHON + ['-c', PYTHON_MODULE_TEMPLATE % module_name]) except Errors.WafError: conf.end_msg(False) conf.fatal('Could not find the python module %r' % module_name) ret = ret.strip() if condition: conf.end_msg(ret) if ret == 'unknown version': conf.fatal('Could not check the %s version' % module_name) def num(*k): if isinstance(k[0], int): return Utils.loose_version('.'.join([str(x) for x in k])) else: return Utils.loose_version(k[0]) d = {'num': num, 'ver': Utils.loose_version(ret)} ev = eval(condition, {}, d) if not ev: conf.fatal('The %s version does not satisfy the requirements' % module_name) else: if ret == 'unknown version': conf.end_msg(True) else: conf.end_msg(ret)
[docs]def configure(conf): """ Detect the python interpreter """ v = conf.env if getattr(Options.options, 'pythondir', None): v.PYTHONDIR = Options.options.pythondir if getattr(Options.options, 'pythonarchdir', None): v.PYTHONARCHDIR = Options.options.pythonarchdir if getattr(Options.options, 'nopycache', None): v.NOPYCACHE=Options.options.nopycache if not v.PYTHON: v.PYTHON = [getattr(Options.options, 'python', None) or sys.executable] v.PYTHON = Utils.to_list(v.PYTHON) conf.find_program('python', var='PYTHON') v.PYFLAGS = '' v.PYFLAGS_OPT = '-O' v.PYC = getattr(Options.options, 'pyc', 1) v.PYO = getattr(Options.options, 'pyo', 1) try: v.PYTAG = conf.cmd_and_log(conf.env.PYTHON + ['-c', "import sys\ntry:\n print(sys.implementation.cache_tag)\nexcept AttributeError:\n import imp\n print(imp.get_tag())\n"]).strip() except Errors.WafError: pass
[docs]def options(opt): """ Add python-specific options """ pyopt=opt.add_option_group("Python Options") pyopt.add_option('--nopyc', dest = 'pyc', action='store_false', default=1, help = 'Do not install bytecode compiled .pyc files (configuration) [Default:install]') pyopt.add_option('--nopyo', dest='pyo', action='store_false', default=1, help='Do not install optimised compiled .pyo files (configuration) [Default:install]') pyopt.add_option('--nopycache',dest='nopycache', action='store_true', help='Do not use __pycache__ directory to install objects [Default:auto]') pyopt.add_option('--python', dest="python", help='python binary to be used [Default: %s]' % sys.executable) pyopt.add_option('--pythondir', dest='pythondir', help='Installation path for python modules (py, platform-independent .py and .pyc files)') pyopt.add_option('--pythonarchdir', dest='pythonarchdir', help='Installation path for python extension (pyext, platform-dependent .so or .dylib files)')