view pylearn/datasets/config.py @ 833:039e93a95c20

dataset.config uses logging for warnings
author James Bergstra <bergstrj@iro.umontreal.ca>
date Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:14:11 -0400
parents f4729745bb58
children e7d1dd6a9785
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"""Configuration options for datasets


Especially, the locations of data files.
"""

import os, sys, logging
_logger = logging.getLogger('pylearn.datasets.config')
def debug(*msg): _logger.debug(' '.join(str(m) for m in msg))
def info(*msg): _logger.info(' '.join(str(m) for m in msg))
def warn(*msg): _logger.warn(' '.join(str(m) for m in msg))
def warning(*msg): _logger.warning(' '.join(str(m) for m in msg))
def error(*msg): _logger.error(' '.join(str(m) for m in msg))


def env_get(key, default, key2 = None):
    if key2 and os.getenv(key) is None:
        key=key2
    if os.getenv(key) is None:
        if env_get.first_warning:
            warning("Environment variable", key, 'is not set. Using default of', default)
            env_get.first_warning = False
        return default
    else:
        os.getenv(key)
env_get.first_warning = True

def data_root():
    return env_get('PYLEARN_DATA_ROOT', os.getenv('HOME')+'/data', 'DBPATH')