parameters: (spec, package_name, path_replacements = {}, use_bin = False)
return_statement: return path
docstring: Extracts the prefix path for the given spack package
         path_replacements is a dictionary with string replacements for the path.
docstring_summary: Extracts the prefix path for the given spack package
         path_replacements is a dictionary with string replacements for the path.
docstring_tokens: Extracts the prefix path for the given spack package path_replacements is a dictionary with string replacements for the path .
function: def get_spec_path(spec, package_name, path_replacements = {}, use_bin = False) :
      """Extracts the prefix path for the given spack package
         path_replacements is a dictionary with string replacements for the path.
      """
  
      if not use_bin:
          path = spec[package_name].prefix
      else:
          path = spec[package_name].prefix.bin
  
      path = os.path.realpath(path)
  
      for key in path_replacements:
          path = path.replace(key, path_replacements[key])
  
      return path
function_tokens: def get_spec_path ( spec , package_name , path_replacements = { } , use_bin = False ) : if not use_bin : path = spec [ package_name ] . prefix else : path = spec [ package_name ] . prefix . bin path = os . path . realpath ( path ) for key in path_replacements : path = path . replace ( key , path_replacements [ key ] ) return path