idefix_cli

idefix_cli is command line framework to facilitate working with Idefix, written by Lesur et al.

It defines a idfx command namespace, ships with a collection of common helper script (idfx conf, idfx run, ...), and can be extended to include arbitrary helper scripts.

Installation

idefix_cli is distributed via the Python Packaging Index (PyPI).

It is recommended to install this tool in isolation with uv as

$ uv tool install idefix-cli

Otherwise, the most portable way to install the latest stable version is

$ python -m pip install --user idefix-cli

Note that most idfx commands explicitly require that the env variable $IDEFIX_DIR be set at runtime.

Get help

The following contains usage examples. Get a complete description of available options with

$ idfx --help

Likewise, get help for each command therein as, for instance

$ idfx run --help

Configuration

idfx_cli supports persistent configuration. It follows the last version of $IDEFIX_DIR/configure.py and looks for options stored in $HOME/.config/idefix.cfg.

Command specific options are stored in corresponding sections , e.g., idfx conf looks into the [idfx conf] section.

More detail is given about each option in Builtin Commands.