mnemosyne 0.1.0

A Python package for memory-related utilities

Mnemosyne

This is a dummy package to reserve the name while waiting for the scientific publication.

Dummy package

A Python package for memory-related utilities.

Installation

pip install mnemosyne

Usage

As a Python Library

from mnemosyne.core import Memory

# Create a memory store
memory = Memory()

# Store values
memory.remember("key", "value")
memory.remember("user", {"name": "John", "age": 30})

# Retrieve values
value = memory.recall("key")  # Returns "value"
user = memory.recall("user")  # Returns {"name": "John", "age": 30}
missing = memory.recall("missing", "default")  # Returns "default"

# Remove values
memory.forget("key")  # Returns True if key existed, False otherwise

# Clear all values
memory.clear()

As a Command-Line Tool

Mnemosyne provides a command-line interface for basic operations:

# Store a value
mnemosyne remember name "John Doe" --file memory.json

# Store a JSON value
mnemosyne remember user '{"name": "John", "age": 30}' --file memory.json

# Retrieve a value
mnemosyne recall name --file memory.json

# Retrieve with a default value if not found
mnemosyne recall email --default "not set" --file memory.json

# Remove a value
mnemosyne forget name --file memory.json

Development

Setup

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/username/mnemosyne.git
cd mnemosyne

# Create and activate a virtual environment (recommended)
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install for development
pip install -e .

Running Tests

python -m unittest discover

Building the Package

To build the package for distribution:

pip install build
python -m build

This will create distribution files in the dist/ directory.

See PUBLISHING.md for more details on publishing to PyPI.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Author

Laurent-Philippe Albou