rkpython 0.0.16

Python module containing various functions

rkpython

Description

This is a general use Python module. For now, it only contains some functions to make reading and writing to text files easier, as well as a function that returns information for reading csv files**.

Installation

Use

pip install rkpython

Then import it in Python with

import rkpython as rk

Functions

to_txt()

rk.to_txt(l=None, path='text_file.txt', overwrite=False, verbose = False)	

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Saves a list to a .txt file.  

l : list, default is None  
	List object to be saved.  

path : str, default is 'text_file.txt'  
	File path (with file name) you want to save to.    

overwrite : bool, default is False    
	Overwrites the file if it exists.  

verbose : boolean, default is False  
	Prints out a message if the operation was succesful  

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Examples :  

rk.to_txt(var_list, './documents/vars.txt', verbose = True)  
>> File successfully written to ./documents/vars.txt 

read_txt()

rk.read_txt(path='text_file.txt', verbose = False)    

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Reads from a text file, saving the result as a list, where each line is one item.  


path : str, default = 'text_file.txt'  
	File path (with file name) you want to read from. Can be any type of file (.txt, .csv...)    

verbose : boolean, default is False  
	Prints out a message if the operation was succesful  

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Examples :  

var_list = rk.read_txt('./documents/vars.txt', verbose = True)  
>> File successfully read from ./documents/vars.txt  

to_size()

def to_size(size_in_bytes):

Converts a number of bytes into a more readable unit, up until Terabytes, and rounds the number down to 1 decimal. Returns a string.

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size_in_bytes : int
    Size in bytes that needs to be converted

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Examples :

get_size(124480000)
>> '124.5 Mb'

rk.get_mem()

def get_mem(nb_objects = 10):

Prints out a list of the largest objects stored in memory, as well as the total memory usage of global variables. Returns a string.

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nb_objects : int, default =  10
    Maximum number of items to be printed out.

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Examples :

get_mem(5)
>> Total usage : 25.3 Gb
>>
>>  5 largest objects :
>>  _477  :  1.7 Gb
>>  _529  :  1.7 Gb
>>  _437  :  1.4 Gb
>>  _412  :  1.3 Gb
>>  _415  :  1.3 Gb