def initialize_options(self):
        """Set default values for all the options that this command
        supports.  Note that these defaults may be overridden by other
        commands, by the setup script, by config files, or by the
        command-line.  Thus, this is not the place to code dependencies
        between options; generally, 'initialize_options()' implementations
        are just a bunch of "self.foo = None" assignments.

        This method must be implemented by all command classes.
        """
        raise RuntimeError(
            "abstract method -- subclass %s must override" % self.__class__
        )
Set default values for all the options that this command
        supports.  Note that these defaults may be overridden by other
        commands, by the setup script, by config files, or by the
        command-line.  Thus, this is not the place to code dependencies
        between options; generally, 'initialize_options()' implementations
        are just a bunch of "self.foo = None" assignments.

        This method must be implemented by all command classes.
        
product/gradle-plugin/src/main/python/setuptools/_distutils/cmd.py