gecko-dev/python/mach
Andrew Halberstadt d3ccaac56c Bug 1473498 - Fix Python 3 environment variables with subprocess r=glandium
On Windows in Python 2, the subprocess module requires the use of bytes with
the 'env' argument. For that reason, we would sometimes use byte strings with
'os.environ' like so:

    os.environ[b"FOO"] = b"bar"

However, this is a failure with Python 3 as 'os.environ' must only be used with
the text type. This patch creates a new 'setenv' helper that ensures we create
new environment with 'bytes' on Python 2, and 'text' on Python 3.

Differential Revision: https://phabricator.services.mozilla.com/D38237

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mach Bug 1473498 - Fix Python 3 environment variables with subprocess r=glandium 2019-07-30 21:35:53 +00:00
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setup.py Bug 1559975 - Make python/mach lint with 'py2' and 'py3' r=catlee 2019-07-05 14:24:58 +00:00

====
mach
====

Mach (German for *do*) is a generic command dispatcher for the command
line.

To use mach, you install the mach core (a Python package), create an
executable *driver* script (named whatever you want), and write mach
commands. When the *driver* is executed, mach dispatches to the
requested command handler automatically.

To learn more, read the docs in ``docs/``.