Install & Compatibility
Where this runs
tested against v1.14.0 · pip install
no network on importno background threads
Install × environment matrix
Each cell = how many times install + import succeeded across repeated harness runs. Partial = flaky.
glibc = Debian/Ubuntu slim · musl = Alpine Linux
muslpy 3.10–3.95 runs
installs and imports cleanly · install 0.0s · import 0.372s · 21.3MB
glibcpy 3.10–3.95 runs
installs and imports cleanly · install 2.0s · import 0.340s · 22MB
20MB installed
● package 20MB
Code
Verified usage
Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.
Project
✓ from rope.base.project import Project
Used to manage the codebase and its files for refactoring operations.
File
✓ from rope.base.resources import File
Represents a Python file within a Rope project. `Resource` is the base class for files and folders.
Rename
✓ from rope.refactor.rename import Rename
One of many refactoring classes provided by Rope.
This example demonstrates how to initialize a Rope project, load a Python file, and perform a simple variable renaming refactoring. It creates a temporary file and directory, renames a variable 'old_name' to 'new_name', applies the changes, and then cleans up. The `Project` object manages the codebase, `Resource` objects represent files, and specific refactoring classes (like `Rename`) perform transformations.
import os
import tempfile
import shutil
from pathlib import Path
from rope.base.project import Project
from rope.base.resources import File
from rope.refactor.rename import Rename
# Create a temporary directory and a dummy Python file
temp_dir = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp())
file_path = temp_dir / "my_module.py"
file_path.write_text("""
def greet():
old_name = "World"
print(f"Hello, {old_name}!")
""")
project = Project(temp_dir)
resource = project.get_resource(file_path.name)
# Find the start offset of 'old_name'
# In ' old_name = "World"', 'old_name' starts at index 5
offset = file_path.read_text().find('old_name = "World"') + 4
# Perform rename refactoring
changes = Rename(project, resource, offset).get_changes('new_name')
# Apply the changes to the project files
project.do(changes)
# Verify the change
print(file_path.read_text())
# Clean up
project.close()
shutil.rmtree(temp_dir)
Errors
Common errors & fixes
ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'rope'
The 'rope' library is not installed in the Python environment where the code is being executed.
fixInstall the library using pip: `pip install rope`
rope.base.exceptions.ResourceNotFound: Path 'my_file.py' not found
Rope could not locate the specified file or resource within the project's scope, often because the path is incorrect or the file doesn't exist.
fixEnsure the file exists and the path provided to `project.get_resource()` is correct and relative to the project root or absolute.
rope.base.exceptions.BadLocationError: Cannot rename here
The specified offset or text range for a refactoring operation (e.g., rename, extract method) does not correspond to a valid, refactorable code element.
fixAdjust the `offset` and/or `selection` to accurately point to a valid code element that Rope can refactor, such as a variable name or a complete code block.
AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 'read_full_text'
A `rope` API method was called with an incorrect type of argument, such as a string representing a file path instead of a `rope.base.resources.File` object.
fixEnsure arguments requiring a `Resource` object are first obtained from `project.get_resource()` rather than just passing a string path.
rope.base.exceptions.ResourceNotFound: Does not exist
The path provided to `project.get_resource()` does not correspond to an existing file or directory within the project's defined scope, or the project root itself is incorrect.
fixEnsure the `project_root` for `rope.base.project.Project` is correctly set to an existing directory, and the `path` provided to `get_resource` is a valid, existing path relative to that `project_root`.
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Version history
1.14.0latest on PyPI · released Jul 12, 2025
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