Function load_answersfile_data

copier/_user_data.py:587–603

Load answers data from a `$dst_path/$answers_file` file if it exists.

(
    dst_path: StrOrPath,
    answers_file: StrOrPath = ".copier-answers.yml",
    *,
    warn_on_missing: bool = False,
)

def load_answersfile_data(
    dst_path: StrOrPath,
    answers_file: StrOrPath = ".copier-answers.yml",
    *,
    warn_on_missing: bool = False,
) -> AnyByStrDict:
    """Load answers data from a `$dst_path/$answers_file` file if it exists."""
    try:
        with Path(dst_path, answers_file).open("rb") as fd:
            return yaml.safe_load(fd)
    except (FileNotFoundError, IsADirectoryError):
        if warn_on_missing:
            warnings.warn(
                f"File not found; returning empty dict: {answers_file}",
                MissingFileWarning,
            )
        return {}


CAST_STR_TO_NATIVE: Mapping[str, Callable[[str], Any]] = {