Is there a makefile alternative where we can run code in python?

Makefiles are fantastic tools. They help us automate stuff.

I often run commands like : make epub or make docs or make site etc

I have a simple makefile where I write in shell code. And make simplifies my life

The commands we write inside makefile are actually shell commands.

Is there a way to write a python file. and run its functions like make.

For example:

Makefile

hi:
   echo hi this is makefile 

func:
   # ... some work

• We can run make which would execute stuff under hi,
• while running make func would execute lines under func.
• If there is no Makefile, make would do nothing

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Now A python alternative would look like this

'''
hi this is python do file
'''

def func():
   # stuff here

• Running ado would print the docstring.

• and running ado func would run func.

• If there is no do.py file in current directory then ado would do nothing

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64556791/is-there-a-makefile-alternative-where-we-can-run-code-in-python

Comments

[yaythomas]

check out pypyr.io/

it's free + open-source. What you describe is pretty much exactly what it does :-)

(declaration of interest: I created it. :-) If you have questions/need help, just ask!)

GitHub is here: github.com/pypyr/pypyr

[Aahnik Daw]

Thanks a lot @yaythomas
pypyr is really great

[Aahnik Daw]

Today, I found invoke github.com/pyinvoke/invoke