smpl.io

Simplified input and output.

append(destination, content[, mode])	Appends to file by string or writable destiantion.
files(ending[, folder])	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[, mode])	Write to file by string or writable destiantion.

Functions

smpl.io.append(destination, content, mode='a+')

Appends to file by string or writable destiantion.

destinationstr, writeable

destination to write to.

contentstr

text to be written.

modestr

mode to open the file. Default is ‘a+’ (append and read).

>>> append(sys.stdout,"hi")
hi

smpl.io.files(ending, folder='.')

Get all the files in folder ending with ending.

folderstr

folder name.

endingstr

ending of the files.

list

list of files.

>>> 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.

iint

Number of digits.

str

Scientific number format string.

>>> 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.

fnstr

file name.

>>> mkdirs("test.out")

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

Prints the passed a.

nnlbool

no-new-line

aany

unchanged a.

>>> 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).

str

path to the path of current file.

smpl.io.read(fname)

Reads the file fname.

fnamestr

file name.

str

content of the file.

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

smpl.io.write(destination, content, mode='w+')

Write to file by string or writable destiantion.

destinationstr, writeable

destination to write to.

contentstr

text to be written.

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