Better langNames default

[sushain97]

Right now, we get a default of langNames.db. However, a pip install or Debian install as well now will put it inside /usr/local/share/apertium-apy. We should use pkg_resources to guess the correct path (and continue supporting running directly from source). Until then, users will just have to feed it the correct path.

cc @TinoDidriksen

[TinoDidriksen]

From .deb and .rpm, that would be /usr/share/apertium-apy without local/

[sushain97]

Hopefully pkg_resources is smart enough to give me the right path. It claims to be.

[ayushjainrksh]

What I need to do is write a script that runs this code and put langNames in the correct path? Would that solve the issue or I need to do something else?

[sushain97]

This issue is about simply choosing a better default here: https://github.com/apertium/apertium-apy/blob/master/apertium_apy/apy.py#L185. (only if the pkg_resources library is available).

[ayushjainrksh]

So when a user does pip install on linux, it should automatically feed path to langNames.db?

[sushain97]

Ideally, yes. I think there's a function in pkg_resources that purports to take an installed file and give you the system's actual path.

[ayushjainrksh]

So what I need to do is set 'default' to some other path instead of langNames.db

[ayushjainrksh]

What is the function of parse_argument()? How does it work

[sushain97]

The Python docs cover that.

[ayushjainrksh]

Okay I will go through them