Shorten names/paths by extracting non-common parts:
>>> from uniquify import shortname, shortpath >>> shortname(['__common_part___abc___common_part__', ... '__common_part___xbc___common_part__', ... '__common_part___xyz___common_part__']) ['abc', 'xbc', 'xyz'] >>> shortpath(['some/long/path/___/alpha/___/___/', ... 'some/long/path/___/beta/___/___/', ... 'some/long/path/___/gamma/___/___/']) ['alpha', 'beta', 'gamma']
Convert common parts into skip marks:
>>> from uniquify import skipcommonname, skipcommonpath >>> skipcommonname(['ab__common_part___c', ... 'ij__common_part___k', ... 'xy__common_part___z']) ['ab...c', 'ij...k', 'xy...z'] >>> skipcommonpath(['alpha/common/path/beta', ... 'epsilon/common/path/delta', ... 'phi/common/path/psi']) ['alpha/.../beta', 'epsilon/.../delta', 'phi/.../psi']
Install it from pypi
pip install uniquify
# easy_install uniquify