file

file

file provides functions to interact with the file system. The library is inspired by file helpers from Amoy.

Functions

trim_bom(rd) string

Removes the Byte Order Mark (BOM) from a byte literal string or bytes.

Parameters

name	type	description
rd	`string	byes`

Examples

basic

Removes the Byte Order Mark (BOM) from a string.

load("file", "trim_bom")
s = b'\xef\xbb\xbfhello'
print(trim_bom(s))
# Output: hello

count_lines(name) int

Counts the total lines in a file located at the provided path.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file whose lines are to be counted

Examples

basic

Count the lines of a file.

load("file", "count_lines")
name = 'path/to/file.txt'
print(count_lines(name))
# Output: 10

head_lines(name, n) []string

Returns the first 'n' lines of a file.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file
n	int	The number of lines from the top to be returned

Examples

basic

Get the top 10 lines of a file.

load('file', 'head_lines')
print(head_lines('path/to/file.txt', 10))
# Output: ['line1', 'line2', ... 'line10']

tail_lines(name, n) []string

Returns the last 'n' lines of a file.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file
n	int	The number of lines from the bottom to be returned

Examples

basic

Get the bottom 10 lines of a file.

load('file', 'tail_lines')
print(tail_lines('path/to/file.txt', 10))
# Output: ['line91', 'line92', ... 'line100']

read_bytes(name)

Reads a file and returns its contents as bytes.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be read

Examples

basic

Read a file in bytes.

load('file', 'read_bytes')
print(read_bytes('path/to/file.txt'))
# Output: b'file_content'

read_string(name)

Reads a file and returns its contents as string.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be read

Examples

basic

Read a file in string.

load('file', 'read_string')
print(read_string('path/to/file.txt'))
# Output: 'file_content'

read_lines(name)

Reads a file and returns its contents as a list of lines.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be read

Examples

basic

Get lines of a file in a list.

load('file', 'read_lines')
print(read_lines('path/to/file.txt'))
# Output: ['line1', 'line2', 'line3', ....]

write_bytes(name, data)

Writes/overwrites bytes or a byte literal string to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	string	The byte literal string or bytes to be written to the file

Examples

basic

Write a byte string to a file.

load('file', 'write_bytes')
name = 'new_file.txt'
data = b'Hello, This is a new file.'
write_bytes(name, data)

write_string(name, data)

Writes/overwrites a string to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	string	The string to be written to the file

Examples

basic

Write a string to a file.

load('file', 'write_string')
write_string('new_file.txt', 'Hello, This is a new file.')

write_lines(name, data)

Writes/overwrites a list, tuple or set of lines to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	`list	set

Examples

List

Write a list of lines to a file.

load('file', 'write_lines')
lines = ['This is line1', 'This is line2', 'This is line3']
write_lines('new_file.txt', lines)

append_bytes(name, data)

Appends bytes or a byte literal string to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	string	The byte literal string or bytes to be appended to the file

Examples

basic

Append a byte string to a file.

load('file', 'append_bytes')
append_bytes('existing_file.txt', b'Hello, This is appended data.')

append_string(name, data)

Appends a string to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	string	The string to be appended to the file

Examples

basic

Append a string to a file.

load('file', 'append_string')
append_string('existing_file.txt', 'Hello, This is appended data.')

append_lines(name, data)

Appends a list, tuple or set of lines to a file. If the file isn't present, a new file would be created.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file to be written to
data	`list	set

Examples

basic

Append a list of lines to a file.

load('file', 'append_lines')
append_lines('existing_file.txt', ['This is line1', 'This is line2', 'This is line3'])

stat(name, follow=False) FileStat

Returns a FileStat object representing information about the given file or directory.

Parameters

name	type	description
name	string	The path of the file or directory.
follow	bool	If true, symbolic links are followed.

Examples

file information

Retrieve information about a file.

load('file', 'stat')
info = stat('path/to/file.txt')
print(info.name, info.size, info.type)
# Output: file.txt 3759 file

directory information

Retrieve information about a directory.

load('file', 'stat')
info = stat('path/to/folder', follow=True)
print(info.name, info.size, info.type)
# Output: folder 448 dir

copyfile(src, dst, overwrite=False) string

Copies a file from source to destination, and returns the destination file path. If the destination exists and overwrite is set to False, an error is returned. If the destination is a directory, the file is copied into that directory with its original filename. Symbolic links are followed. Mode, access, and modification times are preserved.

Parameters

name	type	description
src	string	The path of the source file to be copied.
dst	string	The path of the destination file or directory. The parent directory must exist.
overwrite	bool	If true, allows overwriting the destination file if it exists. Defaults to False.

Examples

basic copy

Copy a file to a new location without overwrite.

load('file', 'copyfile')
src = 'path/to/source.txt'
dst = 'path/to/destination.txt'
copyfile(src, dst)
# The file at 'path/to/source.txt' is copied to 'path/to/destination.txt'

overwrite copy

Copy a file to a new location with overwrite enabled.

load('file', 'copyfile')
src = 'path/to/source.txt'
dst = 'path/to/existing_destination.txt'
copyfile(src, dst, overwrite=True)
# The file at 'path/to/source.txt' is copied to 'path/to/existing_destination.txt', overwriting it.

copy to directory

Copy a file into a directory.

load('file', 'copyfile')
src = 'path/to/source.txt'
dst = 'path/to/directory'
copyfile(src, dst)
# The file at 'path/to/source.txt' is copied into 'path/to/directory' with its original filename.

Types

FileStat

Represents information about a file.

Fields

name	type	description
name	string	The name of the file.
path	string	The full path of the file.
ext	string	The file extension.
size	int	The size of the file in bytes.
type	string	The type of the file: file for regular file, dir for directory, symlink for symbolic link, fifo for FIFO pipe, socket for network socket, char for character device file, block for block device file, irregular for irregular file type, unknown for unknown file type.
modified	time.Time	The last modified time of the file.
get_md5()	function	Returns the MD5 hash of the file contents.
get_sha1()	function	Returns the SHA-1 hash of the file contents.
get_sha256()	function	Returns the SHA-256 hash of the file contents.
get_sha512()	function	Returns the SHA-512 hash of the file contents.