Grimp

Builds a graph of a Python project’s internal and external dependencies.

• Free software: BSD license

Warning: This software is currently in beta. It is undergoing active development, and breaking changes may be introduced between versions.

Quick start

Install grimp:

pip install grimp

Install the Python package you wish to analyse:

pip install somepackage

In Python, build the import graph for the package:

>>> import grimp
>>> graph = grimp.build_graph('somepackage')

You may now use the graph object to analyse the package. Some examples:

>>> graph.find_children('somepackage.foo')
{
    'somepackage.foo.one',
    'somepackage.foo.two',
}

>>> graph.find_descendants('somepackage.foo')
{
    'somepackage.foo.one',
    'somepackage.foo.two',
    'somepackage.foo.two.blue',
    'somepackage.foo.two.green',
}

>>> graph.find_modules_directly_imported_by('somepackage.foo')
{
    'somepackage.bar.one',
}

>>> graph.find_upstream_modules('somepackage.foo')
{
    'somepackage.bar.one',
    'somepackage.baz',
    'somepackage.foobar',
}

>>> graph.find_shortest_chain(importer='somepackage.foobar', imported='somepackage.foo')
(
    'somepackage.foobar',
    'somepackage.baz',
    'somepackage.foo',
)

>>> graph.get_import_details(importer='somepackage.foobar', imported='somepackage.baz'))
[
    {
        'importer': 'somepackage.foobar',
        'imported': 'somepackage.baz',
        'line_number': 5,
        'line_contents': 'from . import baz',
    },
]

By default, external dependencies will not be included. This can be overridden like so:

>>> graph = grimp.build_graph('somepackage', include_external_packages=True)
>>> graph.find_modules_directly_imported_by('somepackage.foo')
{
    'somepackage.bar.one',
    'os',
    'decimal',
    'sqlalchemy',
}

For the full list of methods, see Usage.