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+#!/usr/bin/python
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+# Project         : Mandrake Linux
+# Module          : share
+# File            : man.py
+# Version         : $Id$
+# Author          : Frederic Lepied
+# Created On      : Sat Jan 26 17:38:39 2002
+# Purpose         : loads a python module and creates a man page from
+# the doc strings of the functions.
+#---------------------------------------------------------------
+
+import sys
+import imp
+import inspect
+
+header = '''.ds q \N'34'
+.TH mseclib 3 V0 msec "Mandrake Linux"
+.SH NAME
+mseclib
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.nf
+.B from mseclib import *
+.B function1()
+.B function2(arg1)
+.fi
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B mseclib
+is a python library to access the function used by the msec program. This functions can be used
+in /etc/security/msec/level.local to override the behaviour of the msec program or in standalone
+scripts.
+'''
+
+footer = '''.RE
+.SH "SEE ALSO"
+msec(8)
+.SH AUTHORS
+Frederic Lepied <flepied@mandrakesoft.com>>
+'''
+
+### strings used in the rewritting
+function_str = '''
+.TP 4
+.B \\fI%s%s\\fP
+%s
+'''
+
+### code
+modulename = sys.argv[1]
+
+module = __import__(modulename)
+
+sys.stdout.write(header)
+
+for f in inspect.getmembers(module, inspect.isfunction):
+    (args, varargs, varkw, locals) = inspect.getargspec(f[1])
+    doc = f[1].__doc__
+    if doc and len(doc) > 2:
+        doc = doc[2:]    
+        argspec = inspect.formatargspec(args, varargs, varkw, locals)
+        s = function_str % (f[0], argspec, doc)
+        sys.stdout.write(s)
+
+sys.stdout.write(footer)
+
+# man.py ends here