core-admin/qubes/tools/__init__.py

#!/usr/bin/python2 -O
# vim: fileencoding=utf-8

#
# The Qubes OS Project, https://www.qubes-os.org/
#
# Copyright (C) 2015  Joanna Rutkowska <joanna@invisiblethingslab.com>
# Copyright (C) 2015  Wojtek Porczyk <woju@invisiblethingslab.com>
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'''Qubes' command line tools
'''

import importlib

def get_parser_for_command(command):
    '''Get parser for given qvm-tool.

    :param str command: command name
    :rtype: argparse.ArgumentParser
    :raises ImportError: when command's module is not found
    :raises AttributeError: when parser was not found
    '''

    module = importlib.import_module(
        '.' + command.replace('-', '_'), 'qubes.tools')

    try:
        parser = module.parser
    except AttributeError:
        try:
            parser = module.get_parser()
        except AttributeError:
            raise AttributeError('cannot find parser in module')

    return parser