file-tools 0.0.4

File and JSON File Methods.

File Tools

Includes useful methods for file/json file reading and writing.

Install

• python3 -m pip install file-tools

Usage

from file_tools.file import get_file_string, get_file_lines
from file_tools.json_file import import_json, export_json
my_text = get_file_string('text.txt')
my_lines = get_file_lines('text.txt')
my_dict = import_json('example.json')
my_dict['test'] = 1
export_json(data=my_dict, file='example.json')

Methods

• file
  • get_file_string
    • returns string from file
    • Args
      • file (string)
      • relative (boolean=False), if False returns file relative to CWD that python instance was launched, if True returns file relative to python script command is run
  • get_file_lines
    • returns list of lines from file
    • Args
      • file (string)
      • relative (boolean=False), if False returns file relative to CWD that python instance was launched, if True returns file relative to python script command is run
• json_file
  • import_json
    • returns dict object (or list) from file
    • Args
      • file (string)
      • relative (boolean=False), if False returns file relative to CWD that python instance was launched, if True returns file relative to python script command is run
  • export_json
    • exports dict object (or list) to file
    • Args
      • data (dict or list)
      • file (string)
      • indent (int) - number of spaces for json file indentation
      • relative (boolean=False), if False returns file relative to CWD that python instance was launched, if True returns file relative to python script command is run