pyguymer3

A Python module containing a bunch of random functions that I have written over the years. If you want to use some of these functions directly from the command line then you can run python3.12 -m pyguymer3 --help to see what is available.

Notes

Copyright 2017 Thomas Guymer [1]

References

[1]

PyGuymer3, https://github.com/Guymer/PyGuymer3

Modules

checkSudokuBoard(board, /)	Check a Sudoku board is valid
convert_bytes_to_pretty_bytes(uglySize, /)	Convert a value of bytes to a pretty value of bytes with some units
convert_pretty_bytes_to_bytes(prettyString, /)	Convert a pretty string of a bytes with some units to a value of bytes
convert_seconds_to_pretty_time(secFlt, /)	Convert a value of seconds to a pretty value of time
convert_spreadsheet_to_datetime(val, /)	Convert an Excel spreadsheet date to a timezone-aware datetime object
convert_spreadsheet_to_unix(val, /)	Convert an Excel spreadsheet date to an UNIX timestamp
download(sess, method, url, /, *[, cookies, ...])	Call a URL and return the response
download_file(sess, url, fname, /, *[, ...])	GET a URL and save the content in a file
download_header(sess, url, /, *[, cookies, ...])	HEAD a URL and return the headers
download_stream(sess, url, /, *[, cookies, ...])	GET a URL and return the binary stream
download_text(sess, url, /, *[, cookies, ...])	GET a URL and return the text
elem2dict(elem, /, *[, debug, simplify])	Convert a XML element into a Python dictionary
f90	A Python sub-module containing a bunch of random functions that I have written over the years in FORTRAN to be called from Python using f2py.
find_instances_of_a_file(path, basename, /, *)	Return a recursive list of file names in a directory that match a basename.
find_integer_divisors(n, /)
find_program_version(prog, /, *[, pkgPath, ...])
generate_password()
generate_random_stub()
geo	A Python sub-module containing a bunch of random geo-related functions that I have written over the years.
getatime(fname, /)	Get the access time of a file as a timezone-aware datetime object.
getctime(fname, /)	Get the creation time of a file as a timezone-aware datetime object.
getmtime(fname, /)	Get the modification time of a file as a timezone-aware datetime object.
git_commits(cwd, /, *[, fname, gitPath, timeout])
git_files(cwd, /, *[, gitPath, timeout])
git_remote(cwd, /, *[, gitPath, name, timeout])
gzip(fname, /, *[, cwd, gzipPath, stderr, ...])	Compress a file using "gzip".
hostname()
image	A Python sub-module containing a bunch of random image-related functions that I have written over the years.
interpolate(x1, x2, y1, y2, x, /)	This function extrapolates/interpolates a line segment (defined by two points).
intersection(p1, p2, p3, p4, /)	This function finds the intersection of two line segments (defined by four points).
make_path_safe(path, /, *[, allowHidden, ...])	Make a path safe for using on a filesystem.
mean(arr, /, *[, dof])	Find the arithmetic mean of an array.
media	A Python sub-module containing a bunch of random media-related functions that I have written over the years.
nlines(fname, /)
now()	Get the current date and time as a timezone-aware datetime object.
openstreetmap	A Python sub-module containing functions relating to`OpenStreetMap [2]_.
osterrain	A Python sub-module containing functions relating to the OS Terrain 50 dataset [2]_.
perms(path, /, *[, allowHidden, debug, ...])	Set permissions within a path.
remove_almost_empty_directories(path, /, *)	Remove directories which are almost empty.
return_file_list(path, /, *[, allowHidden, ...])	Return a recursive list of file names in a directory.
return_folder_list(path, /, *[, ...])	Return a recursive list of folder names in a directory.
return_folder_size(path, /, *[, ...])	Return the total size of all files in a directory.
return_link_list(path, /, *[, allowHidden, ...])	Return a recursive list of link names in a directory.
save_file_if_needed(fname, fcontent, /, *[, ...])	Save a file.
serializer(obj, /, *[, evaluate])	Serialize an object into an intrinsic type
sha256(fname, /, *[, chunksize])	Find the SHA-256 hash of a file
sha256_of_GZ(fname, /, *[, chunksize, ...])	Find the SHA-256 hash of a GZ file
sha256_of_MP4(fname, /, *[, chunksize, ...])	Find the SHA-256 hash of a MP4 file
sha512(fname, /, *[, chunksize])	Find the SHA-512 hash of a file
sha512_of_GZ(fname, /, *[, chunksize, ...])	Find the SHA-512 hash of a GZ file
sha512_of_MP4(fname, /, *[, chunksize, ...])	Find the SHA-512 hash of a MP4 file
start_session()
stat(fname, /, *[, follow_symlinks])	This function aims to mimic os.stat() but instead of returning a stat_result object with attributes it returns a dictionary with keys (for more user- friendly serialization to JSON).
stddev(arr, /, *[, dof])	Find the standard deviation of an array.
stderr(arr, /, *[, dof])	Find the standard error of an array.
tar(tarName, fnames, /, *[, cwd, stderr, ...])	Create a PAX formatted TAR file (without any frills or size limits).
var(arr, /, *[, dof])	Find the variance of an array.
xz(fname, /, *[, cwd, stderr, stdout, ...])	Compress a file using "xz" (with SHA-256 integrity checks).