use __all__ to structure the namespace

artiq/__init__.py

@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 from artiq import language
 from artiq.language import *
+
+__all__ = []
+__all__.extend(language.__all__)

artiq/language/__init__.py

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+from artiq.language import core, experiment, db, units
 from artiq.language.core import *
-from artiq.language.experiment import Experiment
+from artiq.language.experiment import *
 from artiq.language.db import *
 from artiq.language.units import *
+
+__all__ = []
+__all__.extend(core.__all__)
+__all__.extend(experiment.__all__)
+__all__.extend(db.__all__)
+__all__.extend(units.__all__)

artiq/language/core.py

@@ -2,8 +2,20 @@
 Core ARTIQ extensions to the Python language.
 """
 
-from collections import namedtuple as _namedtuple
-from functools import wraps as _wraps
+from collections import namedtuple
+from functools import wraps
+
+
+__all__ = ["int64", "round64", "kernel", "portable",
+           "set_time_manager", "set_syscall_manager", "set_watchdog_factory",
+           "RuntimeException"]
+
+# global namespace for kernels
+kernel_globals = ("sequential", "parallel",
+    "delay_mu", "now_mu", "at_mu", "delay",
+    "seconds_to_mu", "mu_to_seconds",
+    "syscall", "watchdog")
+__all__.extend(kernel_globals)
 
 
 class int64(int):
@@ -65,7 +77,7 @@ def round64(x):
     return int64(round(x))
 
 
-_KernelFunctionInfo = _namedtuple("_KernelFunctionInfo", "core_name k_function")
+_KernelFunctionInfo = namedtuple("_KernelFunctionInfo", "core_name k_function")
 
 
 def kernel(arg):
@@ -89,7 +101,7 @@ def kernel(arg):
     """
     if isinstance(arg, str):
         def real_decorator(k_function):
-            @_wraps(k_function)
+            @wraps(k_function)
             def run_on_core(exp, *k_args, **k_kwargs):
                 return getattr(exp, arg).run(k_function,
                                              ((exp,) + k_args), k_kwargs)
@@ -98,7 +110,7 @@ def kernel(arg):
             return run_on_core
         return real_decorator
     else:
-        @_wraps(arg)
+        @wraps(arg)
         def run_on_core(exp, *k_args, **k_kwargs):
             return exp.core.run(arg, ((exp,) + k_args), k_kwargs)
         run_on_core.k_function_info = _KernelFunctionInfo(
@@ -160,13 +172,6 @@ def set_syscall_manager(syscall_manager):
     global _syscall_manager
     _syscall_manager = syscall_manager
 
-# global namespace for kernels
-
-kernel_globals = ("sequential", "parallel",
-    "delay_mu", "now_mu", "at_mu", "delay",
-    "seconds_to_mu", "mu_to_seconds",
-    "syscall", "watchdog")
-
 
 class _Sequential:
     """In a sequential block, statements are executed one after another, with

artiq/language/db.py

@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Connection to device, parameter and result database.
 """
 
+__all__ = ["Device", "NoDefault", "Parameter", "Argument", "Result", "AutoDB"]
+
+
 class _AttributeKind:
     pass
 

artiq/language/experiment.py

@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 from inspect import isclass
 
+__all__ = ["Experiment", "has_analyze", "is_experiment"]
+
 
 class Experiment:
     """Base class for experiments.

artiq/language/units.py

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+__all__ = []
+
 _prefixes_str = "pnum_kMG"
 _smallest_prefix_exp = -12
 
@@ -8,6 +10,7 @@ def _register_unit(unit, prefixes):
         if prefix in prefixes:
             full_name = prefix + unit if prefix != "_" else unit
             globals()[full_name] = 10.**exponent
+            __all__.append(full_name)
         exponent += 3