This document describes the current stable version of Celery (3.1). For development docs, go here.

celery.bin.base

Preload Options

These options are supported by all commands, and usually parsed before command-specific arguments.

-A, --app

app instance to use (e.g. module.attr_name)

-b, --broker

url to broker. default is ‘amqp://guest@localhost//’

--loader

name of custom loader class to use.

--config

Name of the configuration module

Daemon Options

These options are supported by commands that can detach into the background (daemon). They will be present in any command that also has a –detach option.

-f, --logfile

Path to log file. If no logfile is specified, stderr is used.

--pidfile

Optional file used to store the process pid.

The program will not start if this file already exists and the pid is still alive.

--uid

User id, or user name of the user to run as after detaching.

--gid

Group id, or group name of the main group to change to after detaching.

--umask

Effective umask (in octal) of the process after detaching. Inherits the umask of the parent process by default.

--workdir

Optional directory to change to after detaching.

--executable

Executable to use for the detached process.

exception celery.bin.base.Error(reason, status=None)[source]
status = 1
exception celery.bin.base.UsageError(reason, status=None)[source]
status = 64
class celery.bin.base.Extensions(namespace, register)[source]
add(cls, name)
load()
class celery.bin.base.HelpFormatter(indent_increment=2, max_help_position=24, width=None, short_first=1)[source]
format_description(description)
format_epilog(epilog)
class celery.bin.base.Command(app=None, get_app=None, no_color=False, stdout=None, stderr=None, quiet=False, on_error=None, on_usage_error=None)[source]

Base class for command-line applications.

Parameters:
  • app – The current app.
  • get_app – Callable returning the current app if no app provided.
exception Error(reason, status=None)
status = 1
Command.Parser

alias of OptionParser

exception Command.UsageError(reason, status=None)
status = 64
Command.add_append_opt(acc, opt, value)[source]
Command.args = u''
Command.ask(q, choices, default=None)[source]

Prompt user to choose from a tuple of string values.

Parameters:
  • q – the question to ask (do not include questionark)
  • choice – tuple of possible choices, must be lowercase.
  • default – Default value if any.

If a default is not specified the question will be repeated until the user gives a valid choice.

Matching is done case insensitively.

Command.check_args(args)[source]
Command.colored
Command.create_parser(prog_name, command=None)[source]
Command.description = u''
Command.die(msg, status=1)[source]
Command.doc = None
Command.early_version(argv)[source]
Command.enable_config_from_cmdline = False
Command.epilog = None
Command.error(s)[source]
Command.execute_from_commandline(argv=None)[source]

Execute application from command-line.

Parameters:argv – The list of command-line arguments. Defaults to sys.argv.
Command.expanduser(value)[source]
Command.find_app(app)[source]
Command.get_cls_by_name(name, imp=<function import_from_cwd at 0x8d0aaac>)
Command.get_options()[source]

Get supported command-line options.

Command.handle_argv(prog_name, argv, command=None)[source]

Parse command-line arguments from argv and dispatch to run().

Parameters:
  • prog_name – The program name (argv[0]).
  • argv – Command arguments.

Exits with an error message if supports_args is disabled and argv contains positional arguments.

Command.host_format(s, **extra)[source]
Command.leaf = True
Command.maybe_patch_concurrency(argv=None)[source]
Command.namespace = u'celery'
Command.no_color
Command.node_format(s, nodename, **extra)[source]
Command.on_concurrency_setup()[source]
Command.on_error(exc)[source]
Command.on_usage_error(exc)[source]
Command.option_list = ()
Command.out(s, fh=None)[source]
Command.parse_doc(doc)[source]
Command.parse_options(prog_name, arguments, command=None)[source]

Parse the available options.

Command.parse_preload_options(args)[source]
Command.preload_options = (<Option at 0xcd2038c: -A/--app>, <Option at 0xc81b6ac: -b/--broker>, <Option at 0xcd1bd6c: --loader>, <Option at 0xc554bec: --config>, <Option at 0xc868fec: --workdir>, <Option at 0xc85fcac: -C/--no-color>, <Option at 0xc88792c: -q/--quiet>)
Command.prepare_args(options, args)[source]
Command.prepare_parser(parser)[source]
Command.preparse_options(args, options)[source]
Command.pretty(n)[source]
Command.pretty_dict_ok_error(n)[source]
Command.pretty_list(n)[source]
Command.process_cmdline_config(argv)[source]
Command.prog_name = u'celery'
Command.respects_app_option = True
Command.run(*args, **options)[source]

This is the body of the command called by handle_argv().

Command.run_from_argv(prog_name, argv=None, command=None)[source]
Command.say_chat(direction, title, body=u'')[source]
Command.say_remote_command_reply(replies)[source]
Command.setup_app_from_commandline(argv)[source]
Command.show_body = True
Command.show_reply = True
Command.supports_args = True
Command.symbol_by_name(name, imp=<function import_from_cwd at 0x8d0aaac>)[source]
Command.usage(command)[source]
Command.verify_args(given, _index=0)[source]
Command.version = '3.1.24 (Cipater)'
Command.with_pool_option(argv)[source]

Return tuple of (short_opts, long_opts) if the command supports a pool argument, and used to monkey patch eventlet/gevent environments as early as possible.

E.g::
has_pool_option = ([‘-P’], [‘–pool’])
class celery.bin.base.Option(*opts, **attrs)[source]
Instance attributes:

_short_opts : [string] _long_opts : [string]

action : string type : string dest : string default : any nargs : int const : any choices : [string] callback : function callback_args : (any*) callback_kwargs : { string : any } help : string metavar : string

ACTIONS = ('store', 'store_const', 'store_true', 'store_false', 'append', 'append_const', 'count', 'callback', 'help', 'version')
ALWAYS_TYPED_ACTIONS = ('store', 'append')
ATTRS = ['action', 'type', 'dest', 'default', 'nargs', 'const', 'choices', 'callback', 'callback_args', 'callback_kwargs', 'help', 'metavar']
CHECK_METHODS = [<function _check_action at 0xf6ce5b1c>, <function _check_type at 0xf6ce5b54>, <function _check_choice at 0xf6ce5b8c>, <function _check_dest at 0xf6ce5bc4>, <function _check_const at 0xf6ce5bfc>, <function _check_nargs at 0xf6ce5c34>, <function _check_callback at 0xf6ce5c6c>]
CONST_ACTIONS = ('store_const', 'append_const')
STORE_ACTIONS = ('store', 'store_const', 'store_true', 'store_false', 'append', 'append_const', 'count')
TYPED_ACTIONS = ('store', 'append', 'callback')
TYPES = ('string', 'int', 'long', 'float', 'complex', 'choice')
TYPE_CHECKER = {'int': <function check_builtin at 0xf6ce5994>, 'float': <function check_builtin at 0xf6ce5994>, 'complex': <function check_builtin at 0xf6ce5994>, 'long': <function check_builtin at 0xf6ce5994>, 'choice': <function check_choice at 0xf6ce59cc>}
check_value(opt, value)[source]
convert_value(opt, value)[source]
get_opt_string()[source]
process(opt, value, values, parser)[source]
take_action(action, dest, opt, value, values, parser)[source]
takes_value()[source]
celery.bin.base.daemon_options(default_pidfile=None, default_logfile=None)[source]