smpl.io

Simplified input and output.

files(folder, ending)	Get all the files in folder ending with ending.
find_file(fname[, up])	Searches for fname in all down folders or up folder to given order respectively.
gf([i])	Scientific number format.
mkdirs(fn)	Creates the neccessary directories above fn.
pr(a[, nnl])	Prints the passed a.
pwd()	Returns the path to the path of current file (in linux format).
read(fname)	Reads the file fname.
write(destination, content)	Write to file by string or writable destiantion.

Functions

smpl.io.files(folder, ending)

Get all the files in folder ending with ending.

Parameters

folderstr

folder name.

endingstr

ending of the files.

Returns

list

list of files.

Examples

>>> files(".",".py")
[(0, 'setup', './setup.py')]

smpl.io.find_file(fname, up=0)

Searches for fname in all down folders or up folder to given order respectively.

smpl.io.gf(i=3)

Scientific number format.

Parameters

iint

Number of digits.

Returns

str

Scientific number format string.

Examples

>>> gf(2)
'{0:.2g}'
>>> gf(2).format(789234578934)
'7.9e+11'
>>> gf(5).format(789234578934)
'7.8923e+11'

smpl.io.mkdirs(fn)

Creates the neccessary directories above fn.

Parameters

fnstr

file name.

Examples

>>> mkdirs("test.out")

smpl.io.pr(a, nnl=False)

Prints the passed a.

Parameters

nnlbool

no-new-line

Returns

aany

unchanged a.

Examples

>>> 5 + pr(4)
4
9
>>> 5 + pr(4, nnl=True)
49

smpl.io.pwd()

Returns the path to the path of current file (in linux format).

Returns

str

path to the path of current file.

smpl.io.read(fname)

Reads the file fname.

Parameters

fnamestr

file name.

Returns

str

content of the file.

Examples

>>> read("nonexistent.txt")
''
>>> write("test.out","hi")
>>> read("test.out")
'hi'

smpl.io.write(destination, content)

Write to file by string or writable destiantion.

Parameters

destinationstr, writeable

destination to write to.

contentstr

text to be written.

Examples

>>> append(sys.stdout,"hi")
hi
>>> append("test.out","hi")
>>> read("test.out")
'hi'