diff --git a/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md b/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md index 022f2b827e..04dd8039f0 100644 --- a/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md +++ b/docs/Python-for-Formula-Authors.md @@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ Applications should be installed into a Python [virtualenv](https://virtualenv.p All of the Python module dependencies of the application (and their dependencies, recursively) should be declared as `resource`s in the formula and installed into the virtualenv, as well. Each dependency should be explicitly specified; please do not rely on `setup.py` or `pip` to perform automatic dependency resolution, for the [reasons described here](Acceptable-Formulae.md#we-dont-like-install-scripts-that-download-unversioned-things). -You can use [homebrew-pypi-poet](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/homebrew-pypi-poet) to help you write resource stanzas. To use it, set up a virtualenv and install your package and all its dependencies. Then, `pip install homebrew-pypi-poet` into the same virtualenv. Running `poet some_package` will generate the necessary resource stanzas. You can do this like: +You can use `brew update-python-resources` to help you write resource stanzas. To use it, simply run `brew update-python-resources `. Sometimes, `brew update-python-resources` won't be able to automatically update the resources. If this happens, try running `brew update-python-resources --print-only ` to print the resource stanzas instead of applying the changes directly to the file. You can then copy and paste resources as needed. + +If using `brew update-python-resources` doesn't work, you can use [homebrew-pypi-poet](https://pypi.python.org/pypi/homebrew-pypi-poet) to help you write resource stanzas. To use it, set up a virtualenv and install your package and all its dependencies. Then, `pip install homebrew-pypi-poet` into the same virtualenv. Running `poet some_package` will generate the necessary resource stanzas. You can do this like: ```sh # Install virtualenvwrapper