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:mod:`importlib.resources.abc` -- Abstract base classes for resources
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.. module:: importlib.resources.abc
:synopsis: Abstract base classes for resources

**Source code:** :source:`Lib/importlib/resources/abc.py`

--------------

.. versionadded:: 3.11

.. class:: ResourceReader

*Superseded by TraversableResources*
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The abstract method returns an iterable of no items.


.. class:: ResourceLoader

An abstract base class for a :term:`loader` which implements the optional
:pep:`302` protocol for loading arbitrary resources from the storage
back-end.

.. deprecated:: 3.7
This ABC is deprecated in favour of supporting resource loading
through :class:`importlib.abc.ResourceReader`.

.. abstractmethod:: get_data(path)

An abstract method to return the bytes for the data located at *path*.
Loaders that have a file-like storage back-end
that allows storing arbitrary data
can implement this abstract method to give direct access
to the data stored. :exc:`OSError` is to be raised if the *path* cannot
be found. The *path* is expected to be constructed using a module's
:attr:`__file__` attribute or an item from a package's :attr:`__path__`.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raises :exc:`OSError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.


.. class:: InspectLoader

An abstract base class for a :term:`loader` which implements the optional
:pep:`302` protocol for loaders that inspect modules.

.. method:: get_code(fullname)

Return the code object for a module, or ``None`` if the module does not
have a code object (as would be the case, for example, for a built-in
module). Raise an :exc:`ImportError` if loader cannot find the
requested module.

.. note::
While the method has a default implementation, it is suggested that
it be overridden if possible for performance.

.. index::
single: universal newlines; importlib.abc.InspectLoader.get_source method

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
No longer abstract and a concrete implementation is provided.

.. abstractmethod:: get_source(fullname)

An abstract method to return the source of a module. It is returned as
a text string using :term:`universal newlines`, translating all
recognized line separators into ``'\n'`` characters. Returns ``None``
if no source is available (e.g. a built-in module). Raises
:exc:`ImportError` if the loader cannot find the module specified.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raises :exc:`ImportError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.

.. method:: is_package(fullname)

An optional method to return a true value if the module is a package, a
false value otherwise. :exc:`ImportError` is raised if the
:term:`loader` cannot find the module.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raises :exc:`ImportError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.

.. staticmethod:: source_to_code(data, path='<string>')

Create a code object from Python source.

The *data* argument can be whatever the :func:`compile` function
supports (i.e. string or bytes). The *path* argument should be
the "path" to where the source code originated from, which can be an
abstract concept (e.g. location in a zip file).

With the subsequent code object one can execute it in a module by
running ``exec(code, module.__dict__)``.

.. versionadded:: 3.4

.. versionchanged:: 3.5
Made the method static.

.. method:: exec_module(module)

Implementation of :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.

.. versionadded:: 3.4

.. method:: load_module(fullname)

Implementation of :meth:`Loader.load_module`.

.. deprecated:: 3.4
use :meth:`exec_module` instead.


.. class:: ExecutionLoader

An abstract base class which inherits from :class:`InspectLoader` that,
when implemented, helps a module to be executed as a script. The ABC
represents an optional :pep:`302` protocol.

.. abstractmethod:: get_filename(fullname)

An abstract method that is to return the value of :attr:`__file__` for
the specified module. If no path is available, :exc:`ImportError` is
raised.

If source code is available, then the method should return the path to
the source file, regardless of whether a bytecode was used to load the
module.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raises :exc:`ImportError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.


.. class:: FileLoader(fullname, path)

An abstract base class which inherits from :class:`ResourceLoader` and
:class:`ExecutionLoader`, providing concrete implementations of
:meth:`ResourceLoader.get_data` and :meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename`.

The *fullname* argument is a fully resolved name of the module the loader is
to handle. The *path* argument is the path to the file for the module.

.. versionadded:: 3.3

.. attribute:: name

The name of the module the loader can handle.

.. attribute:: path

Path to the file of the module.

.. method:: load_module(fullname)

Calls super's ``load_module()``.

.. deprecated:: 3.4
Use :meth:`Loader.exec_module` instead.

.. abstractmethod:: get_filename(fullname)

Returns :attr:`path`.

.. abstractmethod:: get_data(path)

Reads *path* as a binary file and returns the bytes from it.


.. class:: SourceLoader

An abstract base class for implementing source (and optionally bytecode)
file loading. The class inherits from both :class:`ResourceLoader` and
:class:`ExecutionLoader`, requiring the implementation of:

* :meth:`ResourceLoader.get_data`
* :meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename`
Should only return the path to the source file; sourceless
loading is not supported.

The abstract methods defined by this class are to add optional bytecode
file support. Not implementing these optional methods (or causing them to
raise :exc:`NotImplementedError`) causes the loader to
only work with source code. Implementing the methods allows the loader to
work with source *and* bytecode files; it does not allow for *sourceless*
loading where only bytecode is provided. Bytecode files are an
optimization to speed up loading by removing the parsing step of Python's
compiler, and so no bytecode-specific API is exposed.

.. method:: path_stats(path)

Optional abstract method which returns a :class:`dict` containing
metadata about the specified path. Supported dictionary keys are:

- ``'mtime'`` (mandatory): an integer or floating-point number
representing the modification time of the source code;
- ``'size'`` (optional): the size in bytes of the source code.

Any other keys in the dictionary are ignored, to allow for future
extensions. If the path cannot be handled, :exc:`OSError` is raised.

.. versionadded:: 3.3

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raise :exc:`OSError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.

.. method:: path_mtime(path)

Optional abstract method which returns the modification time for the
specified path.

.. deprecated:: 3.3
This method is deprecated in favour of :meth:`path_stats`. You don't
have to implement it, but it is still available for compatibility
purposes. Raise :exc:`OSError` if the path cannot be handled.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
Raise :exc:`OSError` instead of :exc:`NotImplementedError`.

.. method:: set_data(path, data)

Optional abstract method which writes the specified bytes to a file
path. Any intermediate directories which do not exist are to be created
automatically.

When writing to the path fails because the path is read-only
(:attr:`errno.EACCES`/:exc:`PermissionError`), do not propagate the
exception.

.. versionchanged:: 3.4
No longer raises :exc:`NotImplementedError` when called.

.. method:: get_code(fullname)

Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_code`.

.. method:: exec_module(module)

Concrete implementation of :meth:`Loader.exec_module`.

.. versionadded:: 3.4

.. method:: load_module(fullname)

Concrete implementation of :meth:`Loader.load_module`.

.. deprecated:: 3.4
Use :meth:`exec_module` instead.

.. method:: get_source(fullname)

Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.get_source`.

.. method:: is_package(fullname)

Concrete implementation of :meth:`InspectLoader.is_package`. A module
is determined to be a package if its file path (as provided by
:meth:`ExecutionLoader.get_filename`) is a file named
``__init__`` when the file extension is removed **and** the module name
itself does not end in ``__init__``.


.. class:: Traversable

An object with a subset of pathlib.Path methods suitable for
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An abstract base class for resource readers capable of serving
the :meth:`importlib.resources.files` interface. Subclasses
:class:`importlib.abc.ResourceReader` and provides
concrete implementations of the :class:`importlib.abc.ResourceReader`'s
:class:`importlib.resources.abc.ResourceReader` and provides
concrete implementations of the :class:`importlib.resources.abc.ResourceReader`'s
abstract methods. Therefore, any loader supplying
:class:`importlib.abc.TraversableReader` also supplies ResourceReader.

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.. abstractmethod:: files()

Returns a :class:`importlib.abc.Traversable` object for the loaded
Returns a :class:`importlib.resources.abc.Traversable` object for the loaded
package.
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