common module

update_package()

Updates the scholarpy package from the scholarpy GitHub repository without the need to use pip or conda. In this way, I don't have to keep updating pypi and conda-forge with every minor update of the package.

Source code in scholarpy/common.py

def update_package():
    """Updates the scholarpy package from the scholarpy GitHub repository without the need to use pip or conda.
    In this way, I don't have to keep updating pypi and conda-forge with every minor update of the package.

    """

    try:
        download_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser("~"), "Downloads")
        if not os.path.exists(download_dir):
            os.makedirs(download_dir)
        _clone_repo(out_dir=download_dir)

        pkg_dir = os.path.join(download_dir, "scholarpy-master")
        work_dir = os.getcwd()
        os.chdir(pkg_dir)

        if shutil.which("pip") is None:
            cmd = "pip3 install ."
        else:
            cmd = "pip install ."

        os.system(cmd)
        os.chdir(work_dir)

        print(
            "\nPlease comment out 'scholarpy.update_package()' and restart the kernel to take effect:\nJupyter menu -> Kernel -> Restart & Clear Output"
        )

    except Exception as e:
        raise Exception(e)

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Last update: 2022-02-09