PasteScript

3.7.0 verified Fri May 01 auth: no python maintenance

PasteScript is a pluggable command-line frontend, including commands to setup package file layouts. Current version 3.7.0, supports Python >=3.8. Release cadence is low; it is in maintenance mode.

pip install pastescript

Common errors

error No module named pastescript ↓

cause The installed package 'pastescript' does not provide a top-level module named 'pastescript'; it installs as 'paste.script'.

fix

Use 'import paste.script' instead of 'import pastescript'.

error ImportError: cannot import name 'PasteScriptCommand' from 'pastescript' ↓

cause Trying to import from the wrong module name.

fix

Use 'from paste.script.command import PasteScriptCommand'.

Warnings

deprecated PasteScript is in maintenance mode; consider using its successor 'pastescript3' or alternatives like 'click' for new projects. ↓

fix Use 'pastescript3' or migrate to a different CLI framework.

breaking Python 3.8+ required; Python 2 and older versions of Python 3 are no longer supported. ↓

fix Upgrade to Python 3.8 or later.

gotcha Importing 'pastescript' directly instead of 'paste.script' leads to ModuleNotFoundError. ↓

fix Use 'import paste.script' or 'from paste.script import ...' as the package installs as a namespace part of 'paste'.

Imports

PasteScript
wrong
```
import pastescript
```
correct
```
import paste.script
```
'pastescript' is not a top-level package; the correct module is 'paste.script'

PasteScriptCommand

wrong

from pastescript import PasteScriptCommand

correct

from paste.script.command import PasteScriptCommand

Common mistake due to package name vs module name mismatch

Quickstart

Quick start: Import the command class and run a paster command programmatically.

from paste.script.command import PasteScriptCommand
import os

# Example: run a simple command
cmd = PasteScriptCommand()
cmd.run(['paster', '--version'])