def py_format(input, file_ot):
'''
Name: py_format
Description: Outputs a file that contains the
definition of <input> ready to be
imported (See Notes and sample code)
Input: <input data structure> <filename>
Output: <filename> that contains input in python format
Usage: py_format(project_info, "OUTDATA.py")
Notes:
py_format(project_info, "OUTDATA.py")
import OUTDATA
data = OUTDATA.allData
Notes2: Check also in 'Python Useful Tricks'
'''
# check if file_ot ends in .py
if file_ot.lower().endswith('.py'):
try:
resultFile = open(file_ot, 'w')
resultFile.write('allData = ' + pprint.pformat(input))
resultFile.close()
except:
print("Problem loading data to: " + str(file_ot))
return False
else:
return True
def pretty_print(input, indent_depth):
'''
Name: pretty_print
Description: pretty_prints a data structure
Input: <List/Tuple/Dict>, indent_depth
Output: stdout
Usage: pretty_print(dict_in, 4)
Notes: Works on any kind of data structure.
Requires: pprint module
'''
import pprint
try:
pprint.pprint(input)
#pprint.PrettyPrinter(indent=indent_depth)
except:
print("Pretty print failed")