gstreamer/pygst.py.in

# -*- Mode: Python; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
# pygtk - Python bindings for the GTK+ widget set.
# Copyright (C) 1998-2002  James Henstridge
#           (C) 2005 Edward Hervey
#
#   pygst.py: pygst version selection code.
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
# (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
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# This allows parallel installation of gst-python
#
# In order to have backward compatibility

import fnmatch
import glob
import os
import sys

__all__ = ['require']

_pygst_dir = '@PYGSTDIR@'

_pygst_version = '@GST_MAJORMINOR@'

_pygst_required_version = None

def require(version):
    global _pygst_required_version

    if _pygst_required_version != None:
        assert _pygst_required_version == version, \
               "a different version of gst was already required"
        return

    assert not sys.modules.has_key('gst'), \
           "pygst.require() must be called before importing gst"

    assert version == _pygst_version, \
           "Only version '%s' is available" % version

    # prepend the pygst path ...
    sys.path.insert(0, _pygst_dir)
    
    _pygst_required_version = version