Module pepper.utils
Miscellaneous utility functions
Functions
| basename (path) | Returns the non-directory portion of a pathname. |
| dirname (path) | Returns the directory portion of a pathname. |
| mkstemp (template) | Opens a unique temporary file. |
| split (string, pattern) | Splits the given string. |
| strptime (s, format) | Wrapper for strptime(3). |
| unlink (path, recurse) | Removes a file or directory. |
Functions
- basename (path)
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Returns the non-directory portion of a pathname. This function acts like basename(1), but doesn't strip suffixes.
Parameters
- path:
- dirname (path)
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Returns the directory portion of a pathname. This function acts like dirname(1), i.e. it also returns a dot if the given path contains no slash.
Parameters
- path:
- mkstemp (template)
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Opens a unique temporary file.
Parameters
- template: An optional filename template
Return value:
A pair containing the file handle and the file name - split (string, pattern)
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Splits the given string.
Parameters
- string: The string
- pattern: A pattern specifying the split points (not a regular expression)
- strptime (s, format)
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Wrapper for strptime(3). The C function strprime(3) can parse string representations of time. The time format will be passed directly to strptime(3), so you can check the corresponding man page for a possible field specifiers.
Parameters
- s: String describing a time
- format: Time format
Return value:
A UNIX timestamp - unlink (path, recurse)
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Removes a file or directory.
Parameters
- path: The path to the file
- recurse: Recurse into subdirectories (default is false)