misc doc fixups

.github/workflows/python.yml

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Pre-Tests code smell validation
         run: |
-          pycodestyle -v --ignore=E501,E722 bitmath/__init__.py tests/
+          pycodestyle -v --ignore=E501 bitmath/__init__.py tests/
           flake8 --select=F bitmath/__init__.py tests/
 
       - name: Run Unit Tests

Makefile

@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ ci-pycodestyle:
 	@echo "#############################################"
 	@echo "# Running PEP8 Compliance Tests in virtualenv"
 	@echo "#############################################"
-	. $(NAME)env3/bin/activate && pycodestyle -v --ignore=E501,E722 bitmath/__init__.py tests/*.py
+	. $(NAME)env3/bin/activate && pycodestyle -v --ignore=E501 bitmath/__init__.py tests/*.py
 
 ci-flake8:
 	@echo ""

bitmath/__init__.py

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
 # The MIT License (MIT)
 #
-# Copyright © 2014-2016 Tim Case <timbielawa@gmail.com>
+# Copyright © 2014-2026 Tim Case <bitmath@lnx.cx>
 # See GitHub Contributors Graph for more information
 #
 # Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 # ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
 # CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 # SOFTWARE.
-# pylint: disable=bad-continuation,missing-docstring,invalid-name,line-too-long
+# pylint: disable=line-too-long
 
 """Reference material:
 The bitmath homepage is located at:
@@ -785,17 +785,6 @@ def __ge__(self, other):
 
     # Reference: https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#emulating-numeric-types
 
-    """These methods are called to implement the binary arithmetic
-operations (+, -, *, //, %, divmod(), pow(), **, <<, >>, &, ^, |). For
-instance, to evaluate the expression x + y, where x is an instance of
-a class that has an __add__() method, x.__add__(y) is called. The
-__divmod__() method should be the equivalent to using __floordiv__()
-and __mod__(); it should not be related to __truediv__() (described
-below). Note that __pow__() should be defined to accept an optional
-third argument if the ternary version of the built-in pow() function
-is to be supported.object.__complex__(self)
-"""
-
     def __add__(self, other):
         """Supported operations with result types:
 
@@ -895,20 +884,6 @@ def __divmod__(self, other):
 
     ##################################################################
 
-    """These methods are called to implement the binary arithmetic
-operations (+, -, *, /, %, divmod(), pow(), **, <<, >>, &, ^, |) with
-reflected (swapped) operands. These functions are only called if the
-left operand does not support the corresponding operation and the
-operands are of different types. [2] For instance, to evaluate the
-expression x - y, where y is an instance of a class that has an
-__rsub__() method, y.__rsub__(x) is called if x.__sub__(y) returns
-NotImplemented.
-
-These are the add/sub/mul/div methods for syntax where a number type
-is given for the LTYPE and a bitmath object is given for the
-RTYPE. E.g., 3 * MiB(3), or 10 / GB(42)
-"""
-
     def __radd__(self, other):
         # Special case: 0 + bm = bm (identity element, enables built-in sum())
         if other == 0:
@@ -1663,10 +1638,7 @@ def parse_string(s: str | numbers.Number, system: int = NIST, strict: bool = Tru
             val = float(val)
         except ValueError:
             raise
-        try:
-            return unit_class(val)
-        except:  # pragma: no cover
-            raise ValueError(f"Can't parse string {s} into a bitmath object")
+        return unit_class(val)
 
     else:
         # strict=False path (formerly parse_string_unsafe)

docsite/source/contributing.rst

@@ -43,12 +43,13 @@ Two static analysis checks run on every pull request as part of the
 GitHub Actions CI workflow, and locally via ``make ci``:
 
 * ``pycodestyle`` — checks code style, with **E501** (line too long)
-  and **E722** (bare ``except``) ignored.
+  ignored.
 * ``flake8 --select=F`` — runs pyflakes error checks only (undefined
   names, unused imports, etc.). Style checks are disabled.
 
-A PR cannot be merged until both pass. Run ``make ci`` locally to
-check before submitting.
+A PR cannot be merged until both pass. If you want to save time you
+can run ``make ci`` locally to check before submitting and waiting on
+the GitHub runners to report back.
 
 
 .. _contributing_commit_messages:
@@ -102,7 +103,7 @@ This means the minimum supported version tracks the oldest Python still
 included in a supported EPEL target:
 
 * **RHEL 10 / EPEL 10** — Python 3.12
-* **RHEL 9 / EPEL 9** — Python 3.9, 3.11
+* **RHEL 9 / EPEL 9** — Python 3.9, 3.10, 3.11
 
 The CI matrix tests all versions in this range. When a RHEL major
 release reaches end-of-life and is dropped from EPEL, the corresponding

docsite/source/module.rst

@@ -714,16 +714,10 @@ This section describes all of the `context managers
 <https://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html#context-managers>`_
 provided by the bitmath class.
 
-.. warning::
-
-   It is a known limitation that the bitmath context managers are
-   **not thread-safe**. You may get unexpected results or errors using
-   these in a threaded environment.
-
-   The suggested workaround is to apply formatting to each object
-   instance directly. See the instance :ref:`format
-   <instances_format>` method docs for additional reference.
+.. note::
 
+   Context manager settings are thread safe. Concurrent contexts in
+   different threads do not interfere with each other.
 
 .. note::
 
@@ -777,8 +771,6 @@ bitmath.format()
                            unit.
 
 
-   .. note:: The ``bestprefix`` parameter is not yet implemented!
-
    Let's look at an example of toggling pluralization on and
    off. First we'll look over a demonstration script (below), and then
    we'll review the output.
@@ -865,13 +857,13 @@ bitmath.format()
 
       >>> import bitmath
       >>> print("Some instances: %s, %s" % (bitmath.KiB(1 / 3.0), bitmath.Bit(512)))
-      Some instances: 0.333333333333 KiB, 512.0 b
+      Some instances: 0.3333333333333333 KiB, 512.0 b
       >>> with bitmath.format("{value:e}-{unit}"):
       ...     print("Some instances: %s, %s" % (bitmath.KiB(1 / 3.0), bitmath.Bit(512)))
       ...
       Some instances: 3.333333e-01-KiB, 5.120000e+02-b
       >>> print("Some instances: %s, %s" % (bitmath.KiB(1 / 3.0), bitmath.Bit(512)))
-      Some instances: 0.333333333333 KiB, 512.0 b
+      Some instances: 0.3333333333333333 KiB, 512.0 b
 
 
    .. versionadded:: 1.0.8

docsite/source/real_life_examples.rst

@@ -85,6 +85,57 @@ The result on line **4** tells tells us that we could fit **256**
 average-quality songs on our iPod.
 
 
+Using Real Device Capacity
+==========================
+
+Rather than hard-coding a device size, we can query the actual free
+space on any mounted filesystem with :func:`bitmath.query_capacity`
+and feed that directly into the same calculation.
+
+:func:`bitmath.query_capacity` returns a :class:`Capacity` named
+tuple with ``total``, ``used``, and ``free`` fields. By default
+(``bestprefix=True``) each field is already normalized to a
+human-readable prefix (e.g. ``GiB``). Pass ``bestprefix=False`` to
+get raw :class:`bitmath.Byte` instances instead. It requires no
+elevated privileges and works cross-platform.
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   >>> import bitmath
+   >>> cap = bitmath.query_capacity("/")
+   >>> print(cap.free)
+   93.08 GiB
+
+Now we can ask: *how many 4.7 GB DVD images fit in that free space?*
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   >>> dvd = bitmath.GB(4.7)
+   >>> count, remainder = divmod(cap.free, dvd)
+   >>> print(int(count), "DVDs,", remainder.best_prefix(), "left over")
+   19 DVDs, 3.262 GiB left over
+
+Floor division (``//``) and modulo (``%``) work the same way if you
+only need one value:
+
+.. code-block:: python
+
+   >>> print(int(cap.free // dvd), "DVDs fit")
+   19 DVDs fit
+   >>> print((cap.free % dvd).best_prefix(), "remaining")
+   3.262 GiB remaining
+
+.. seealso::
+
+   :ref:`Capacity Math <capacity_math>`
+      Details on floor division, modulo, and ``divmod`` for bitmath
+      objects.
+
+   :func:`bitmath.query_capacity`
+      Full reference for the ``Capacity`` named tuple and
+      cross-platform behaviour.
+
+
 Printing Human-Readable File Sizes in Python
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