Package: reusables
Commonly Consumed Code CommoditiesOverviewThe reusables library is a cookbook of python functions and classes that
programmers may find themselves often recreating.It includes:Archiving and extraction for zip, tar, gz, bz2, and rarPath (file and folders) managementFast logging setup and toolsNamespace (dict to class modules with child recursion)Friendly datetime formattingConfig to dict parsingCommon regular expressions and file extensionsHelpful wrappersBash analoguesEasy downloadingMultiprocessing helpersInstallReusables is on PyPI, so can be easily installed with pip or easy_install.pip install reusablesThere are no required decencies. If this doesn’t work, it’s broken, raise
a github issue.Reusables is designed to not require any imports outside the standard library,
but can be supplemented with those found in the requirements.txt file for
additional functionality.CI tests run on:Python 2.6+Python 3.3+PypyExamples are provided below, and the API documentation can always be found atreadthedocs.org.Please note this is currently in development. Any item in development
prior to a major version (1.x, 2.x) may change. Once at a major version,
no breaking changes are planned to occur within that version.What’s includedGeneral Helpers and File Managementimportreusablesreusables.find_files_list(".",ext=reusables.exts.pictures)# ['/home/user/background.jpg', '/home/user/private.png']reusables.archive("reusables",name="reuse",archive_type="zip")# 'C:\\Users\\Me\\Reusables\\reuse.zip'reusables.extract("test/test_structure.zip","my_archive")# All files in the zip will be extracted into directory "my_archive"reusables.config_dict('my_config.cfg')# {'Section 1': {'key 1': 'value 1', 'key2': 'Value2'}, 'Section 2': {}}reusables.count_files(".")# 405reusables.file_hash("test_structure.zip",hash_type="sha256")# 'bc11af55928ab89771b9a141fa526a5b8a3dbc7d6870fece9b91af5d345a75ea'reusables.safe_path('/home/user/eViL User\0\\/newdir$^&*/new^%file.txt')# '/home/user/eViL User__/newdir____/new__file.txt'reusables.run("echo 'hello there!'",shell=True)# CompletedProcess(args="echo 'hello there!'", returncode=0, stdout='hello there!\n')reusables.cut("abcdefghi")# ['ab', 'cd', 'ef', 'gh', 'i']One of the most reusables pieces of code is the find_files. It is always
appearing on stackoverflow and forums of how to implement os.walk or glob;
here’s both.reusables.find_files_list(".",name="*reuse*",depth=2)# ['.\\test\\test_reuse.py', '.\\test\\test_reuse_datetime.py',#  '.\\test\\test_reuse_logging.py', '.\\test\\test_reuse_namespace.py']# match_case works for both ext and name# depth of 1 means this working directory only, no furtherreusables.find_files_list(ext=".PY",depth=1,match_case=True)# []reusables.find_files_list(ext=".py",depth=1,match_case=True)# ['.\\setup.py']reusables.find_files_list(name="setup",ext=".py",match_case=True)# ['.\\setup.py']reusables.find_files_list(name="Setup",ext=".py",match_case=True)# []NamespaceCheck outBox, a much improved version as its own library.Dictionary management class, similar to Bunch, but designed so
that sub-dictionaries are recursively made into namespaces.my_breakfast={"spam":{"eggs":{"sausage":{"bacon":"yummy"}}}}namespace_breakfast=reusables.Namespace(**my_breakfast)print(namespace_breakfast.spam.eggs.sausage.bacon)# yummyprint(namespace_breakfast.spam.eggs['sausage'].bacon)# yummystr(namespace_breakfast['spam'].eggs)# "{'sausage': {'bacon': 'yummy'}}"namespace_breakfast.to_dict()#{'spam': {'eggs': {'sausage': {'bacon': 'yummy'}}}}dict(namespace_breakfast)# {'spam': <Namespace: {'eggs': {'sausage': {'bacon': '...>}# This is NOT the same as .to_dict() as it is not recursiveLogginglogger=reusables.setup_logger(__name__)# By default it adds a stream logger to sys.stderrlogger.info("Test")# 2016-04-25 19:32:45,542 __main__     INFO     TestThere are multiple log formatters provided, as well as additional helper functions.
All helper functions will accept either the logger object or the name of the logger.reusables.remove_stream_handlers(__name__)# remove_file_handlers() and remove_all_handlers() also availablereusables.add_stream_handler(__name__,log_format=reusables.log_formats.detailed)r.add_rotating_file_handler(__name__,"my.log",level=logging.INFO)logger.info("Example log entry")# 2016-12-14 20:56:55,446 : 315147 MainThread : reusables.log INFO Example log entryopen("my.log").read()# 2016-12-14 20:56:55,446 - __builtin__   INFO     Example log entryProvided log formatsFeel free to provide your own formats, aided by thedocs. However this includes
some commonly used ones you may find useful. they are all stored in the Namespace
“reusables.log_formats” (feel free to use it as a dict as stated above).Because ReStructuredText tables don’t preserve whitespace (even with literals),which is important to show distinction in these formatters, here’s it in a code block instead.reusables.log_formats.keys()# ['common', 'level_first', 'threaded', 'easy_read', 'easy_thread', 'detailed']logger=reusables.setup_logger(__name__,log_format=reusables.log_formats.threaded)reusables.add_timed_rotating_file_handler(logger,"timed.log",level=logging.ERROR,log_format=reusables.log_formats.detailed)+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Formatter    | Example Output                                                                       |
+==============+======================================================================================+
| easy_read    | 2016-04-26 21:17:51,225 - example_logger  INFO      example log message              |
|              | 2016-04-26 21:17:59,074 - example_logger  ERROR     Something broke                  |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| detailed     | 2016-04-26 21:17:51,225 :  7020 MainThread : example_logger INFO example log message |
|              | 2016-04-26 21:17:59,074 : 14868 MainThread : example_logger ERROR Something broke    |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| level_first  | INFO - example_logger - 2016-04-26 21:17:51,225 - example log message                |
|              | ERROR - example_logger - 2016-04-26 21:17:59,074 - Something broke                   |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| threaded     | 7020 MainThread : example log message                                                |
|              | 14868 MainThread : Something broke                                                   |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| easy_thread  |  7020 MainThread : example_logger  INFO      example log message                     |
|              | 14868 MainThread : example_logger  ERROR     Something broke                         |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| common       | 2016-04-26 21:17:51,225 - example_logger - INFO - example log message                |
|              | 2016-04-26 21:17:59,074 - example_logger - ERROR - Something broke                   |
+--------------+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+Extension GroupsIt’s common to be looking for a specific type of file.iffile_path.endswith(reusables.exts.pictures):print("{}is a picture file".format(file_path))That’s right,str.endswith(as well asstr.startswith) accept a tuple to search.File TypeExtensionspictures.jpeg .jpg .png .gif .bmp .tif .tiff .ico .mng .tga .psd .xcf .svg .icnsvideo.mkv .avi .mp4 .mov .flv .mpeg .mpg .3gp .m4v .ogv .asf .m1v .m2v .mpe .ogv .wmv .rm .qt .3g2 .asf .vobmusic.mp3 .ogg .wav .flac .aif .aiff .au .m4a .wma .mp2 .m4a .m4p .aac .ra .mid .midi .mus .psfdocuments.doc .docx .pdf .xls .xlsx .ppt .pptx .csv .epub .gdoc .odt .rtf .txt .info .xps .gslides .gsheet .pages .msg .tex .wpd .wps .csvarchives.zip .rar .7z .tar.gz .tgz .gz .bzip .bzip2 .bz2 .xz .lzma .bin .tarcd_images.iso .nrg .img .mds .mdf .cue .daascripts.py .sh .batbinaries.msi .exemarkup.html .htm .xml .yaml .json .raml .xhtml .kmlWrappersuniqueThere are tons of wrappers for caching and saving inputs and outputs, this is a
different take that requires the function returns a result not yet provided.@reusables.unique(max_retries=100,error_text="All UIDs taken!")defgen_small_uid():returnrandom.randint(0,100)time_itEasily time the execution time of a function, using the high precision
perf_conuter on Python 3.3+, otherwise clock.@reusables.time_it()deftest_it():returntime.sleep(float(f"0.{random.randint(1,9)}"))Command line helpersUse the Python interpreter as much as a shell? Here’s some handy helpers to
fill the void. (Please don’t do ‘import *’ in production code, this is used
as an easy to use example using the interpreter interactively.)> These are not imported by default with “import reusables”, as they are designed to be imported only in an interactive shellSome commands from other areas are also included where they are highly applicable in both
instances, such as ‘touch’ and ‘download’.fromreusables.cliimport*cd("~")# Automatic user expansion unlike os.chdir()pwd()# '/home/user'pushd("Downloads")# ['Downloads', '/home/user']pwd()# '/home/user/Downloads'popd()# ['/home/user']ls("-lah")# Uses 'ls' on linux and 'dir' on windows#  total 1.5M#  drwxr-xr-x 49 james james 4.0K Nov  1 20:09 .#  drwxr-xr-x  3 root  root  4.0K Aug 21  2015 ..#  -rw-rw-r--  1 james james  22K Aug 22 13:21 picture.jpg#  -rw-------  1 james james  17K Nov  1 20:08 .bash_historycmd("ifconfig")# Shells, decodes and prints 'reusables.run' output#   eth0      Link encap:Ethernet  HWaddr de:ad:be:ef:00:00#             inet addr:10.0.2.5  Bcast:10.0.2.255  Mask:255.255.255.0#             ...download('https://www.python.org/ftp/python/README.html',save_to_file=False)# 2016-11-02 10:37:23,644 - reusables.web  INFO      Downloading https://www.python.org/ftp/python/README.html (2.3 KB) to memory# b'<PRE>\nPython Distribution...DateTimeEasy formatting for datetime objects. Also parsing for ISO formatted time.reusables.datetime_format("Wake up{son}, it's{hours}:{minutes}{periods}!""I don't care if it's a {day-fullname},{command}!",son="John",command="Get out of bed!")# "Wake up John, it's 09:51 AM! I don't care if it's a Saturday, Get out of bed!!"reusables.datetime_from_iso('2019-03-10T12:56:55.031863')# datetime.datetime(2019, 3, 10, 12, 56, 55, 31863)Examples based on  Mon Mar 28 13:27:11 2016FormatMappingExample{12-hour}%I01{24-hour}%H13{seconds}%S14{minutes}%M20{microseconds}%f320944{time-zone}%Z{years}%y16{years-full}%Y2016{months}%m03{months-name}%bMar{months-full}%BMarch{days}%d28{week-days}%w1{year-days}%j088{days-name}%aMon{days-full}%AMonday{mon-weeks}%W13{date}%x03/28/16{time}%X13:27:11{date-time}%CMon Mar 28 13:27:11 2016{utc-offset}%Z{periods}%pPM{iso-format}%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S2016-03-28T13:27:11FAQHow can I help? / Why doesn’t it do what I want it too?Please feel free to make suggestions in the ‘issues’ section of github, or to be super duper helpful go ahead and submit a PR for the
functionality you want to see! Only requirements are that it’s well thought out and is more in place here rather than it’s own project
(to be merged will need documentation and basic unittests as well, but not a requirement for opening the PR).
Please don’t hesitate if you’re new to python! Even the smallest PR contributions will earn a mention in a brand new Contributors section.Unrar not installed?A common error to see, especially on Windows based systems, is: “rarfile.RarCannotExec: Unrar not installed? (rarfile.UNRAR_TOOL=’unrar’)”This is probably because unrar is not downloaded or linked properly. Download UnRAR
fromhttp://www.rarlab.com/rar_add.htmand follow these instructions before
trying again:http://rarfile.readthedocs.org/en/latest/faq.html?highlight=windows#how-can-i-get-it-work-on-windowsLicenseThe MIT License (MIT)Copyright (c) 2014-2020 Chris GriffithPermission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
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CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.Additional InfoThis does not claim to provide the most accurate, fastest or most ‘pythonic’
way to implement these useful snippets, this is simply designed for easy
reference. Any contributions that would help add functionality or
improve existing code is warmly welcomed!