python3: Add sysconfig_path() method

This returns the value of sysconfig paths, useful for
installing modules for example.

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
index d7d03e3..9f01043 100644
--- a/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
+++ b/mesonbuild/modules/python3.py
@@ -52,6 +52,20 @@ class Python3Module(ExtensionModule):
             raise mesonlib.MesonException('language_version() takes no arguments.')
         return ModuleReturnValue(sysconfig.get_python_version(), [])
 
+    def sysconfig_path(self, state, args, kwargs):
+        if len(args) != 1:
+            raise mesonlib.MesonException('sysconfig_path() requires passing the name of path to get.')
+        if kwargs:
+            raise mesonlib.MesonException('sysconfig_path() does not accept keywords.')
+        path_name = args[0]
+        valid_names = sysconfig.get_path_names()
+        if path_name not in valid_names:
+            raise mesonlib.MesonException('{} is not a valid path name {}.'.format(path_name, valid_names))
+
+        # Get a relative path without a prefix, e.g. lib/python3.6/site-packages
+        path = sysconfig.get_path(path_name, vars={'base': ''})[1:]
+        return ModuleReturnValue(path, [])
+
 
 def initialize():
     return Python3Module()