/quickfiles

A small file pathname DSL in Python

Primary LanguagePython

This is a small file path manipulation DSL for Python.

Examples

from quickfiles import *

Find directory where script is located.

here = p(__file__).dir

tmp_dir = here / 'tmp'
tmp_dir.mkdir()

Make a unique file name with a prefix.

a = tmp_dir % COUNTER('hello')

Set the file's contents.

a.set('Hello, world!')

Read the file's contents.

print(a.read())

Two more unique file names, which are directories.

b1 = tmp_dir % COUNTER('hello')
b1.mkdir()

b2 = tmp_dir % COUNTER('hello')
b2.mkdir()

Make a file in that directory, with random name.

c1 = b1 % RAND('c', '.txt')
c1.set('Trapped in a file.')

Find the file with the same path relative to b2.

c2 = c1.replant(b1, b2)

Copy the contents over.

c1.cp(c2)

Verify that it got there.

print(c2.read())

Clean up.

tmp_dir.rm()