def read_license_files()

in scancode/scanCode.py [0:0]

• 17 lines of code
• 8 McCabe index (conditional complexity)

def read_license_files(config):
    """Read the license files to use when scanning source files."""
    file_dict = get_config_section_dict(config, SECTION_LICENSE)
    # vprint("file_dict: " + str(file_dict))
    if file_dict is not None:
        # for each key (license filename) in license section
        for license_filename in file_dict:
            # Read and append text of each license (header) to a global array.
            # Each 'key' should be a filename containing license text.
            try:

                # if the file is not in current directory, try to find
                # it in the path this script is being executed from.
                if not os.path.exists(license_filename):
                    license_filename = find_license_on_path(
                        license_filename,
                        DEFAULT_PROGRAM_PATH)

                with open(license_filename, 'r') as temp_file:
                    vprint(MSG_READING_LICENSE_FILE % license_filename)
                    str1 = str(temp_file.read())
                    valid_licenses.append(str(str1))
                    # vprint(MSG_CONFIG_ADDING_LICENSE_FILE % (license_filename, str1))
            except Exception as e:
                raise e
    else:
        raise Exception(ERR_REQUIRED_SECTION % SECTION_LICENSE)