slice2py(1)

💖 slice2py — the Slice to Python compiler 💖

okay bestie, welcome to the slice2py manual page, from the General Commands Manual section 🎀 she's the one who takes your Slice files and turns them into Python. no cap.

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✨ NAME ✨

slice2py — the Slice to Python compiler. that's it, that's her. 👑

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

slice2py [options] [files]

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🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so slice2py compiles Slice files to Python. and while it's doing that, the macro __SLICE2PY__ is defined during this compilation. periodt. 💅

the full tea — i mean, the full documentation — for slice2py lives online at:

https://doc.zeroc.com/ice/3.7/language-mappings/python-mapping/client-side-slice-to-python-mapping/code-generation-in-python

like, go read it if you want the deep lore, iykyk 📚

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💅 OPTIONS 💅

every single one, babes. no skipping. we do not skip here. 🙈

• -h, --help — shows you a help message. literally the "what do i do" button 🫶
• -v, --version — shows the compiler version. vibe check on which slice2py you're running ✨
• -DNAME — defines the preprocessor symbol NAME. give the symbol a name and set it free 🌈
• -DNAME=DEF — defines the preprocessor symbol NAME with the value DEF. now she has a whole personality 💜
• -UNAME — undefines the preprocessor symbol NAME. we're un-defining her, it's giving closure 😭
• -IDIR — adds the directory DIR to the search path for #include directives. your includes need a home and you just gave them one 🏠
• -E — prints the preprocessor output on stdout. no code gen, just the raw pre-processed goods 👀
• --output-dir DIR — places the generated files into directory DIR. put your babies in the folder you actually want them in 🎀
• -d, --debug — prints debug information showing the operation of the Slice parser. she's narrating her whole life, iconic 🔥
• --depend — prints dependency information to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option.

⚠️ heads up bestie: no code is generated when this option is specified. she's just telling you the deps, not building anything 💀

• --depend-xml — prints dependency information in XML format to standard output by default, or to the file specified by the --depend-file option.

⚠️ same warning, same energy: no code is generated when this option is specified. XML only, no files, no cap 🍓

• --depend-file FILE — directs dependency information to the specified file. the output format depends on whether --depend or --depend-xml is also specified. choose your fighter, she follows your lead 🧚
• --all — generates code for all Slice definitions, including those from included files. not just yours — everyone's 👑✨
• --checksum CLASS — generates checksums for Slice definitions. for when you need that verification moment 💖
• --prefix PREFIX — uses PREFIX as the prefix for generated file names. yes queen, brand your files 🌟

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🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole slice2* family, your new besties:

• slice2cpp(1)
• slice2cs(1)
• slice2java(1)
• slice2js(1)
• slice2matlab(1)
• slice2objc(1)
• slice2php(1)
• slice2rb(1)
• slice2swift(1)

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okay that's the whole page, mwah 💋 go forth and compile. this was slice2py(1), hanging out in the General Commands Manual, and i'm obsessed with her fr fr. bye bestie, have the slayest day 💖✨🎀🦋🌸💅🫶