ofunctions.process 1.1.0

Shorthand for killing an entire process tree

ofunctions

Collection of useful python functions

ofunctions is a set of various recurrent functions amongst

• bisection: bisection algorithm for any function with any number of arguments, works LtoR and RtoL
• checksums: various SHA256 tools for checking and creating checksum files
• csv: CSV file reader with various enhancements over generic reader
• delayed_keyboardinterrupt: just a nifty tool to catch CTRL+C signals
• file_utils: file handling functions of which
  • get_paths_recursive: Walks a path for directories / files, can deal with permission errors, has include / exclude lists with wildcard support...
  • check_path_access: Checks whether a path is writable, with fallback for read test, and splits path until it finds which part denies permissions
  • check_file_timestamp_delta: Check a time delta (seconds, minutes, hours...) against file ctime, mtime or atime
  • hide_file: Hides/unhides files under windows & linux
  • get_writable_temp_dir: Returns a temporary dir in which we are allowed to write
  • get_writable_random_file: Returns a filename of a not-yet existing file we can write into
• json_sanitize: make sure json does not contain unsupported chars, yes I look at you Windows eventlog
• logger_utils: basic no brain console + file log creation
• mailer: send emails regardless of ssl/tls protocols, in batch or as single mail, with attachments
• network: various tools like ping, internet check, MTU probing and public IP discovery
• platform: nothing special here, just check what arch we are running on
• process: simple kill-them-all function to terminate subprocesses
• random: basic random string & password generator
• service_control: control Windows / Linux service start / stop / status
• string_handling: remove accents / special chars from strings
• threading: threading decorator for functions

It is compatible with Python 3.5+ and is tested on both Linux and Windows.

Setup

pip install ofunctions.<subpackage>