libjam 0.1.6

A library jam for Python.

libjam

A library jam for Python.

Installing

libjam is available on PyPI, and can be installed using pip.

pip install libjam

To install the latest bleeding edge:

pip install git+https://github.com/philippkosarev/libjam.git

Modules

Captain

Makes creating command line interfaces easy.

Drawer

Responsible for file operations. Accepts the '/' as the file separator, regardless the OS.

Typewriter

Transforms text and prints to the terminal.

Clipboard

Provides some useful and commonly used list operations.

Notebook

Simplifies and standardises reading and writing configuration files.

Flashcard

Useful for getting user input from the command line.

Example CLI project

example.py:

# Imports
from libjam import captain

# Defining function
def my_print(args: list, options: dict):
  text = ' '.join(args)
  if options.get('world'):
    text += ' world!'
  print(text)

# Setting commands and options
description = 'An example CLI for the libjam library'
commands = {
  'print': {
    'function': my_print,
    'description': 'Prints the given input',
    'arguments': ['*text'],
  },
}
options = {
  'world': {
    'long': ['world'], 'short': ['w'],
    'description': "Appends ' world!' to the end of the string",
  },
}

# Running
function, arguments, options = captain.sail(description, commands, options)
function(arguments, options)

Output:

$ ./example.py
No command specified.
Try 'example.py --help' for more information.
$ ./example.py print Hello
Hello
$ ./example.py print Hello --world
Hello world!
$ ./example.py help
Synopsis:
  example.py [OPTIONS] [COMMAND]
Description:
  An example CLI for the libjam library.
Commands:
  print - Prints the given input.
Options:
  -w, --world - Appends ' world!' to the end of the string.
  -h, --help  - Prints help.