A Python library to validate/sanitize a string such as filenames/variable-names/excel-sheet-names.
Project description
pathvalidate
Summary
A Python library to validate/sanitize a string such as filenames/variable-names/excel-sheet-names.
Features
- Validate/Sanitize a string:
file name
file path
variable name: Python/JavaScript
Elastic search index name
Excel sheet name
SQLite table/attribute name
Examples
Validate a filename
- Sample Code:
import pathvalidate try: pathvalidate.validate_filename("\0_a*b:c<d>e%f/(g)h+i_0.txt") except ValueError: print("invalid filename!")
- Output:
invalid filename!
Sanitize a filename
- Sample Code:
import pathvalidate filename = "_a*b:c<d>e%f/(g)h+i_0.txt" print(pathvalidate.sanitize_filename(filename))
- Output:
_abcde%f(g)h+i_0.txt
Sanitize a variable name
- Sample Code:
import pathvalidate print(pathvalidate.sanitize_python_var_name("_a*b:c<d>e%f/(g)h+i_0.txt"))
- Output:
abcdefghi_0txt
For more information
More examples are available at http://pathvalidate.rtfd.io/en/latest/pages/examples/index.html
Installation
pip install pathvalidate
Dependencies
Python 2.7+ or 3.4+ No external dependencies.
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