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diff --git a/docs/integrating.rst b/docs/integrating.rst index bf79ee4e..064e4e67 100644 --- a/docs/integrating.rst +++ b/docs/integrating.rst @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ loop:: (Cmd) You may need more control over command line arguments passed from the operating -system shell. For example, you might have a command inside your ``cmd2`` program -which itself accepts arguments, and maybe even option strings. Say you wanted to -run the ``speak`` command from the operating system shell, but have it say it in -pig latin:: +system shell. For example, you might have a command inside your ``cmd2`` +program which itself accepts arguments, and maybe even option strings. Say you +wanted to run the ``speak`` command from the operating system shell, but have +it say it in pig latin:: $ python example/example.py speak -p hello there python example.py speak -p hello there @@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ pig latin:: (Cmd) Uh-oh, that's not what we wanted. ``cmd2`` treated ``-p``, ``hello``, and -``there`` as commands, which don't exist in that program, thus the syntax errors. +``there`` as commands, which don't exist in that program, thus the syntax +errors. There is an easy way around this, which is demonstrated in ``examples/cmd_as_argument.py``. By setting ``allow_cli_args=False`` you can so @@ -85,8 +86,8 @@ Integrating cmd2 with event loops Throughout this documentation we have focused on the **90%** use case, that is the use case we believe around **90+%** of our user base is looking for. This focuses on ease of use and the best out-of-the-box experience where developers -get the most functionality for the least amount of effort. We are talking about -running cmd2 applications with the ``cmdloop()`` method:: +get the most functionality for the least amount of effort. We are talking +about running cmd2 applications with the ``cmdloop()`` method:: from cmd2 import Cmd class App(Cmd): @@ -142,7 +143,8 @@ The **onecmd_plus_hooks()** method will do the following to execute a single #. Add statement to history #. Call `do_command` method #. Call methods registered with `register_postcmd_hook()` -#. Call `postcmd(stop, statement)` - for backwards compatibility with ``cmd.Cmd`` +#. Call `postcmd(stop, statement)` - for backwards compatibility with + ``cmd.Cmd`` #. Stop timer and display the elapsed time #. Stop redirecting output if it was redirected #. Call methods registered with `register_cmdfinalization_hook()` |