Package conduit :: Package utils

Package utils

Utility Functions

Submodules

Functions

get_proportional_resize(desiredW, desiredH, currentW, currentH)
Returns proportionally resized co-ordinates for an image

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program_installed(app)
Check if the given app is installed.

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new_tempfile(contents, contentsAreText=True)
Returns a new File onject, which has been created in the system temporary directory, and that has been filled with contents

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new_tempdir()
Creates a new temporary directory

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unique_list(seq)
The fastes way to unique-ify a list while retaining its order, from http://www.peterbe.com/plog/uniqifiers-benchmark

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random_string(length=5)
returns a random string of length

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dataprovider_add_dir_to_path(dataproviderfile, directory="")
Adds directory to the python search path.

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dataprovider_glade_get_widget(dataproviderfile, gladefilename, widget)
Gets a single gtk widget from a glad file

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run_dialog(dialog, window=None)
Runs a given dialog, and makes it transient for the given window if any

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run_dialog_non_blocking(dialog, resp_cb, window=None)
Runs a given dialog, and makes it transient for the given window if any

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dialog_set_busy_cursor(dlg)
Sets the dialog to display the busy cursor

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dialog_reset_cursor(dlg)
Resets the dialog to display the plain Gtk cursor

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md5_string(string)
Returns the md5 of the supplied string in readable hexdigest string format

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uuid_string()
Returns a uuid string

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dbus_service_available(interface, bus=None)
Checks if a dbus service is available on the given bus

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get_user_string()
Makes a user and machine dependant string in the form username@hostname

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datetime_from_timestamp(t)
Makes a datetime object from a unix timestamp.

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datetime_get_timestamp(d)
Returns the unix timestamp for a datetime

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encode_conversion_args(args)
encodes an args dictionary to a url string in the form param=value&param2=val2

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decode_conversion_args(argString)
FIXME: dont import cgi for just one function.

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log_function_call(log)
A decorator that prints debug message showing the function name and argument types to the supplied logger instance.

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xml_extract_value_from_tag(tag, text)
Returns the contents of the xml tag or None.

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get_module_information(module, versionAttributeName)
Prints the name, location and version of the supplied module

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Variables

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log = logging.getLogger("Utils")

Function Details

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new_tempfile(contents, contentsAreText=True)

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Returns a new File onject, which has been created in the system temporary directory, and that has been filled with contents

The file is closed when it is returned

Parameters:

contents - The data to write into the file
contentsAreText - Indicates to the OS if the file is text (as opposed to a binary type file
contentsAreText - bool

Returns:

a conduit.datatypes.File